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America Will Never Win The War In Afghanistan

Ali Wyne, The National Interest

President Putin meets Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Is There A Russian Angle To Trump’s Recent Crackdown On Pakistan?

Tom Ricks

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10 Fatal Flaws In Donald Trump’s Afghanistan Plan

Lawrence J. Korb, The National Interest

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team patrol a village in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Mattis Hasn’t Decided On Number Of US Troops For Afghanistan

W.J. Hennigan, Tribune Washington Bureau

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Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy: No Apologies, No Details, No End

Jared Keller

A coalition Special Operations Forces soldier gives a pen to a young child in Sanawghan village, Herat Province, Afghanistan.

Can Trump Come Up With A Comprehensive Strategy To Save Afghanistan?

Arif Rafiq, The National Interest

Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan and his wife Ghazala speak during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016.

Is Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Having International Travel Problems?

Adam Weinstein

Retired Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, who says he shot and killed Osama bin Laden, poses for a portrait in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014.

The SEAL Who Says He Killed Bin Laden Is Writing A Book

The Navy SEAL who claims he killed Osama bin Laden has a book coming out about the Abbottabad raid.

James Clark