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The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...
Now that all troops are gone, video is emerging of a new life on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan – like Taliban fighters wearing what appear to be U.S. military uniforms after conducting a ...
The war in Afghanistan was America’s longest conflict, lasting almost two decades. In that time, 2,248 U.S. soldiers lost their lives and 47,245 Afghan civilians were killed.
This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installations in Afghanistan used during the War in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. This list encompasses installations used by the International Security Assistance Force from 2001 to 2014 and then by the Resolute Support Mission after 2014.
Afghanistan is on the crossroads of South Asia and Central Asia and has a population of roughly 34 million. [15] Of these, 15 million are male and 14.2 million are female. [16] About 22% of the Afghan people are urbanite and the remaining 78% live in rural areas. [17] As part of local tradition, most women are married soon after completing high ...
Afghanistan is a rural country; in 2020, some 80% of its 33 million people lived in the countryside. [121]: 12 This predisposes warfare to rural areas, and provides ample hiding spots for guerrilla fighters. The country also has harsh winters, which favors spring or summertime military offensives after winter lulls in fighting.
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society ...
BRAC Afghanistan was selected as Principal Recipient (PR) for malaria and TB components of the Global Fund 8. [74] In 2009, 2,143,354 patients received treatment under the health programs mentioned. As of August 2010, BRAC Afghanistan had covered 388 districts and 25 million of the total population are under the BRAC Afghanistan Health Program.