Scott Miller

Trust responsible for seized Afghan money meets in Geneva

The fate of the remaining $3.5 billion that US President Joe Biden has set aside for 9/11 victims remains uncertain.

Top US commander relinquishes command in Afghanistan

General Austin “Scott” Miller – the highest-ranked officer on the ground – handed command to US-based General Kenneth McKenzie, bringing the longest US war nearer to its end at a time when the Taliban are making sweeping advances across the country.

Biden’s Afghanistan plan aims for ambitious unity govt ahead of polls

US wants to revive stalled peace talks before May 1, when the last 2,500 US troops must leave Afghanistan under a February 2020 deal struck between the Taliban and the former Trump administration.

US targets Taliban advancing on key Afghan city

The air strikes, carried out over the last two days, mark a rare military intervention by the United States since it signed an agreement on troop withdrawal with the Taliban in February.

The Taliban circus: the new geopolitics of Afghan reconciliation

With the US continuing talks with the Taliban and failing to include the legitimate Afghan government, and other countries also battling to court the group, the reconciliation process is beginning to look like a game of economic geopolitics.

Afghans mourn as death toll in Kabul attack jumps to 55

Afghan authorities say they're struggling to identify group behind Tuesday's attack on clerics that killed dozens and wounded around 95 others. Taliban has denied responsibility and Daesh hasn't issued any statement yet.

New army general assumes NATO mission in Afghanistan

US Army General Austin Scott Miller assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan from General John Nicholson, who held the post for more than two years.