US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul repeated the specifics of colossal failure of US-led invasion of Afghanistan that started in 2001 and ended with abrupt withdrawal of the American forces in August 2021.

US surrendered unconditionally to Taliban in Afghanistan: House committee chairman

A leading figure in the Afghan resistance has retained a Washington lobbyist to seek military and financial support in the United States for a fight against the Taliban, according to a lobbying contract and a representative of the resistance leader.

Struggle for control of Afghanistan comes to K street

As the Taliban begins tightening its control over Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops following 20 years of war, top US officials haven't ruled out the possibility of coordinating with the Taliban to combat the ISIS-K threat.

'Taliban a ruthless group': Will remain focused on ISIS-K, says US

The war in Afghanistan — launched on October 7, 2001 in the wake of the September 11 attacks — is the longest ever waged by the United States. Here are some key figures about the conflict with US and foreign troops having all but withdrawn from Afghanistan: - Boots on the ground - At its peak, under president Barack Obama in 2011, the United States had 98,000 personnel on the ground, according to Pentagon figures.

The war in Afghanistan, by the numbers

The United States descended on Afghanistan and its Taliban government in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda, which had sought sanctuary in the country.

History, combatants, facts and timeline: US-led military intervention in Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden has announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year, thus bringing to an end the country’s longest war, spanning across two decades.

Experts flag concerns for India as Biden announces the US, NATO troop pullout from Afghanistan

The Pentagon chief's statement comes?nearly 16 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan and at a time when US military commanders are pushing for additional troops to help stabilise the country's security crisis

US not winning in Afghanistan: Mattis