Posts Tagged: Taliban
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...
Iran Hosts Afghan Taliban Leader as Peace Talks Stalled
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan's Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran's own help as a mediator in peace talks between...
Foreign Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond May Deadline
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban's deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials...
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...
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...
Losing Bolton Increases the Chance of War
JNS.org - After US National Security Advisor John Bolton resigned (or was fired, depending on who you ask), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that Bolton was “naive”...
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...
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...
We Must Start Watching Released Terrorists, as John Walker Lindh Is Set to Walk Free
On May 23, the gates of the FCI-Terre Haute Federal prison will swing open, and convicted Islamic terrorist John Walker Lindh will walk free. His...
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...
Trump’s Afghan Policy Is an Example of Naiveté
Optimism is a virtue, but if it's the product of naiveté, it can be a vice. The Trump administration’s Afghan diplomacy seems to suffer from...
