Posts Tagged: Trump Afghanistan
The Flight of the Human-Rights Warriors From Afghanistan and Iran
JNS.org - I had already started writing this article when I stumbled upon an article in The Atlantic, “The Week the Left Stopped Caring About...
Trump to Cut Troop Levels in Afghanistan, but Stops Short of Full Withdrawal
President Donald Trump will sharply reduce the number of US forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, stopping...
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...
Trump Says Wants Full Afghanistan Pullout, but Hasn’t Set Target Date
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his desire for a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan, but added that he had not set a target...
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...
Why Endless Wars Can’t Be Ended
JNS.org - “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Plato made that incisive observation a rather long time ago. Yet a surprising number of...
Kabul Seeks Clarification on Trump Talk of Wiping Out Afghanistan
Afghanistan called on Tuesday for an explanation of comments by US President Donald Trump in which he said he could win the Afghan war in...
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...
With Eye on Afghanistan Talks, Trump Vows to Stop ‘Endless Wars’
President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday his administration had accelerated talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan and would be able to reduce US...
Amid Trump’s Afghan Pullout, Iran and the Taliban Strengthen Ties
Iran and the Taliban have long had their ups and downs. In 1998, the two sides nearly came to a direct clash, though the incident...
Trump’s Premature Withdrawal from Afghanistan Would Be a Major Blunder
Three momentous changes were recently announced by the White House in rapid succession. First, we learned that President Donald Trump is pulling American troops out...
The Islamic State’s Future in Afghanistan
The Islamic State (ISIS) temporarily managed to win over disgruntled elements among the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, along with youth from the remote districts in Afghanistan’s...
Taliban Says Trump’s Open-Ended Afghanistan War Strategy Means ‘Graveyard for the American Empire’
President Donald Trump committed US troops to an open-ended war in Afghanistan, a decision the Afghan government welcomed on Tuesday but which Taliban insurgents warned...
