John Kirby

WASHINGTON: The US put 8,500 American troops on high alert for possible deployment in eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine even as the Biden administration faced attacks at home, questioning the necessity of yet another…

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Russia of severe consequences if it were to move into Ukraine as he welcomed any efforts to de-escalate the tensions in the region. "I have made it clear early on to President (Vladimir)…

Moscow is being accused of assembling at least 100,000 soldiers close to its border with Ukraine as fears grow of a new conflict.Around 100,000 Russian troops have descended on the country’s border with Ukraine amid fears of an imminent…

The United States has warned European Union allies that Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of Ukraine, according to reports.The United States has warned European Union allies that Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of…

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has intensified efforts to evacuate families of Defense Department service members and civilians from Afghanistan, media reports said. The Pentagon has created a system to track the number of immediate family…

KIEV: Ukraine has denied reports of a Russian military build-up near its eastern border that raised fears of a new escalation in fighting with pro-Moscow separatists. Videos posted on social media in recent days showed Russian military…

US forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official said on Sunday. The…

KABUL: A member of the Taliban has said that the group has decided to form an "inclusive" caretaker government in Afghanistan, Pakistani media reported. The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August. According to the Taliban shura…

WASHINGTON: On alert for more terrorist attacks, the US military has begun its final withdrawal from Afghanistan in the closing stages of a frantic airlift of Americans, Afghans and others desperate to escape Taliban rule before the…

A US air strike in Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport killed two high-profile Islamic State "planners and facilitators" and left another wounded, the Pentagon said Saturday. No civilians were hurt in the…