Experience, adaptation skills and cooperation with allies as well as reliable and efficient aircraft made Operation Agapan a success, enabling 2,800 people to leave Afghanistan on short notice, French military officials say.

A joint statement, issued by the three countries, said the signing of the latest agreement “confirms the commitment of Germany, Spain and France to the development of a new generation combat aviation [system] capable of facing future threats and challenges.”  

Three Swiss political parties have joined forces to trigger a referendum aimed at halting the government’s procurement of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

America’s longest war ended Aug. 30 as the largest noncombatant evacuation mission in U.S. military history concluded.

More European countries have ended their evacuation airlift operations from Afghanistan that were helping thousands of nationals and Afghan citizens flee the Taliban.

Asia-Pacific air forces are finalizing their Afghanistan evacuation operations ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline set by the Taliban for foreign troops to leave the country.

A furious air evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan, continued hours after a bomb and rifle attack by suspected terrorists killed 12 U.S. service members and scores of Afghan civilians, U.S. Central Command’s top officer said on Aug. 26.

Several European countries have ended their Afghan evacuation operations ahead of the planned U.S. withdrawal from Kabul’s airport on Aug. 31.