Lloyd James Austin III is a former United States Army four-star general currently serving as the 28th United States secretary of defense since January 22, 2021. He is the first African American to serve as the United States secretary of defense. Read More
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken thanked Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for facilitating the departure of US citizens from Kabul. ...
The US and various European nations have stepped up their efforts for Afghanistan as the foreign troops have left the country and its future hangs in balance. ...
The European Union is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban nor to establishing official relations with the group, said Gunnar Wiegand, the European Commission's managing director for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday. ...
As the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday (local time) said that he has "pain and anger" seeing what has happened in the war-torn country over the last 20 years. ...
US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States has evacuated about 6,000 American citizens and a total of more than 124,000 civilians from Afghnaistan. ...