Taliban, Trump and US military

Taliban defies Trump: Keeps $7B in abandoned US military gear
The Taliban do not intend to return the military equipment that remained in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops. Donald Trump's demand faced resistance, and recovering the weapons could be a significant challenge for the United States.
Trump seeks return of US military equipment from Afghan Taliban
Trump’s remarks at a Sunday rally in Washington on the eve of his January 20 inauguration have heightened uncertainty regarding his administration’s stance on the crisis-hit South Asian nation
Taliban Rebuff Trump’s Call to Return US Arms Worth Billions
The Taliban won’t return any of the military equipment left behind by the US troops while exiting Afghanistan in 2021, a person familiar with the matter said, as relations between Kabul and the Donald Trump administration start on a wobbly note.
Trump demands Taliban return $7B in U.S. military gear
Donald Trump has linked further financial aid for Afghanistan to the return of American military equipment still in the hands of the Taliban. This includes nearly 1,000 vehicles, artillery systems, and aircraft.
Taliban rejects Trump’s demand to return US weapons worth $ 7 billion
Taliban insisted they require more arms, ammunition, advance weapons to fight ISIS-K, Islamic State Khorasan instead of giving the weapons back
Afghans fleeing Taliban appeal to Trump to exempt them from an order suspending refugee relocation
Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order ...
Afghans who fled Taliban rule urge Trump to lift refugee program suspension
Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an ...
Trump refugee resettlement pause order causes 'distress, hardship' for some Erie Afghans
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office suspending refugee resettlement programs for at ...
Exemption From Trump Refugee Order Sought for 15K Afghans Fleeing Taliban
Thousands of refugees attempting to escape the Taliban's rule could be left unaided due to President Trump's executive order enforcing a 90-day ban.
Donald Trump White House celebrates release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Joe Biden
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure ...
Trump’s suspension of refugee program puts Afghans and others in potential danger, advocates say
The move leaves tens of thousands of Afghan refugees at risk days before implementation of the executive order was expected.
Trump order leaves Afghans who were approved to resettle in the US in limbo
Trump's executive order freezing refugee programs could impact thousands of Afghans approved to resettle as refugees in the ...
Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programs
Afghan refugees on Friday appealed to Pakistan's premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs.
Exclusive: Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate
Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S.
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: ...