KABUL: The top US forces commander General John Nicholson has said the Taliban militants are not safe anywhere in the volatile country. Nicholson attend a ceremony of US Marine Forces in Helmand where he said they will continue their support to the Afghan forces until the end of their mission in ...

WASHINGTON: The top US general in Afghanistan General John Nicholson said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan’s support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad.He also claimed that though the Taliban’s tactical-level ...

WASHINGTON: It’s been nearly 100 days since President Donald Trump announced his new strategy for Afghanistan and the wider region, a strategy that demanded Pakistan do more to fight the Taliban, but Pakistan has yet to take significant action against the Taliban, Commander of US and ...

KABUL - General John Nicholson, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, on Tuesday said the US troops in the country will receive more air power resources in the near future to fight alongside Afghan soldiers against insurgents, TOLO News has reported.  He said the Taliban will not be able to ...

BRUSSELS: NATO is set to agree on Thursday to increase its Afghanistan training mission by some 3,000 troops, alliance officials said, after the United States switched tack in long-running efforts to defeat Taliban militants and end the conflict.Fresh NATO personnel will not have a combat role but ...

KABUL - Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday welcomed the move by the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to ramp up efforts to target Taliban leaders and commanders in Afghanistan. The Trump administration is reportedly stepping up its counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan ...

KABUL: The head of US and international forces in Afghanistan said on Monday he was “not refuting” reports that Russia was providing support, including weapons, to the Taliban.General John Nicholson was speaking in Kabul during a visit by US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis.Asked about reports ...

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, said U.S. drone strikes and special forces operations had killed about a third of IS fighters in Afghanistan and cut their territory by two thirds.U.S. officials say intelligence suggests IS is based overwhelmingly in Nangarhar and ...

RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa made telephone call to US General John Nicholson, Resolute Support Mission (RSM) Commander in Afghanistan and expressed his concerns over continued acts of terrorism in Pakistan with impunity from Afghan soil, ISPR reported.Most of the ...

RAWALPINDI: (APP) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday phoned US General John Nicholson, Resolute Support Mission (RSM) Commander in Afghanistan. The COAS expressed his concerns over continued acts of terrorism in Pakistan with impunity from Afghanistan, Director ...