The Pentagon official said the US recognises that it has shared interests with Pakistan with respect to security and stability. "We recognise that Pakistan plays a key role in the region." Ruling out any US military role in Pakistan, he said that America recognises that Pakistan and its people ...

ISLAMABAD – The United States Department of Defense has said that Washington has a healthy military-to-military relationship with the Pakistani armed forces and expects a continuation of engagement in the future. US assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs John Kirby has said ...

The Pentagon's top general said Thursday he was opposed to removing the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards from the US link link group list, one of Tehran's conditions for restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. "In my personal opinion, I believe the IRGC Quds Force to be a ...

The Pentagon said Friday it was cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East link, confirming a Wall Street Journal report that eight Patriot batteries link were being moved out from the region. The move comes as President Joe Biden's administration seeks to ...

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has allowed the US military to use its airspace and given ground access so that it can support its presence in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon official. David F. Helvey, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Affairs, told the US Senate Armed Services Committee ...

The Pentagon confirmed reports Thursday that it withdrew 120 American civilians and military personnel from Israel. Spokesman John Kirby said the State Department personnel flew aboard a C-17 military aircraft and arrived in Ramstein, Germany. "We made this decision to remove these individuals ...

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Afghanistan capital on Sunday on an unannounced visit, according to reports in international media. The Pentagon link chief met with Afghan link Ashraf Ghani, the country's president house said. Earlier this week, the defense secretary ...

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the country as officials carry out President Donald Trump’s orders to slash troop levels to 2,500 by Jan. 15, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday. Trump’s post-election decision ...

BEIJING: In late July, Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored the importance of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) developing its drone warfare capacity to add to the PLAAF’s fleet of “advanced aircraft”. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) remains ...

*WASHINGTON:* The Chinese military is pressing to double its 200-plus nuclear warheads within a decade with the ability to launch them aboard ballistic missiles by land, sea and air, the Pentagon said in a report Tuesday. Aside from aiming for technological parity with the United States, ...