Posts Tagged: afghanistan
US Should Delay Complete Troop Pullout in Afghanistan: Report to Congress
The United States should extend the May 1 deadline for pulling all its troops from Afghanistan, and make force cuts contingent on progress in peace...
Afghanistan to Release 400 ‘Hard-Core’ Taliban in Bid for Peace
Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 "hardcore" Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war. Under election-year...
Making America Abandon Global Leadership
JNS.org - If I use the term “restrainer” what does that call to mind? A device that keeps an infant safe in the back seat...
The US Finally Begins to Stand Up to the ICC
JNS.org - Wars are contests of wills, and Americans have long had enemies who use guns and bombs in an attempt to force us to...
Taliban, US Engage in Twitter Spat Amid Rise in Afghanistan Violence
Representatives of US forces in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgents engaged in a rare public spat on Saturday, venting on social media about the stalling Afghan...
US and Taliban Sign Troop Withdrawal Deal; Now Comes the Hard Part
The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan...
Pentagon Chief in Afghanistan as US Looks to Kickstart Taliban Talks
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday in a bid to bring talks with the Taliban back on track after President Donald...
Afghans Search for Bodies After at Least 69 Killed in Mosque Explosions
Police and local people searched on Saturday for more bodies in the rubble of a mosque in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province after bomb blasts in...
At Afghan Base, Al Qaeda Memories Fresh 18 Years After September 11 Attacks
It's shortly before sunrise, and Maryanna Swanson, a Navy nurse from Long Island, thinks she may run out of T-shirts for all of the runners...
Trump Says He Canceled Peace Talks With Taliban Over Attack
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban leaders after the insurgent group claimed responsibility last week for an attack...
In Afghanistan, No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal
JNS.org - Two years ago this month, Zalmay Khalilzad, the distinguished diplomat who has served as America’s ambassador to both Iraq and Afghanistan, praised Donald...
Exclusive: Shared Afghanistan Interests Create Opening for US-Iran Back Channel
Western intermediaries are trying to persuade arch foes Iran and the United States to cooperate on bolstering security in Afghanistan as US President Donald Trump...
Taliban Car Bomb Kills at Least 14 as Group Holds Peace Talks in Qatar
A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 180, including scores...
The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Is Dangerous, But Could It End Well?
The US decision to withdraw about 7,000 troops from Afghanistan in the coming months seems to go against recent developments inside that country. Afghanistan just...
