Opinion
Afghanistan campaign draws to its inevitable close
Australia, along with the US and allies, will soon end its 20 year military operation in Afghanistan. John Blaxland examines what was achieved.
Opinion
Australia, along with the US and allies, will soon end its 20 year military operation in Afghanistan. John Blaxland examines what was achieved.
News
US President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2500 US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America’s longest war, US officials said on Tuesday.
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The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint.