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By Jeff Schogol Dec 17, 2020

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America’s top general to Taliban: Give peace a chance

By Jan.15, there should be roughly 2,500 U.S. troops still in Afghanistan.

By Jared Keller Dec 17, 2020

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The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials

Magnetic bombs have killed at least 10 Afghan government officials in the last several weeks.

By Jeff Schogol Dec 10, 2020

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General confirms the US has helped the Taliban by launching drone strikes against ISIS

'We did it. It probably helped the Taliban.'

By Jeff Schogol Dec 2, 2020

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Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says

"Over the last five to seven years at a minimum, we have been in a condition of strategic stalemate"

By Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters Dec 2, 2020

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Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

"This agreement demonstrates that the negotiating parties can agree on tough issues"

By Jeff Schogol Nov 20, 2020

Analysis

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

Miller’s take on Ford’s role in the war’s end bears no resemblance to reality.

By Jeff Schogol Nov 18, 2020

Analysis

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

The general doth protest too much

By Jeff Schogol Nov 17, 2020

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Thousands of troops will depart Iraq and Afghanistan before Trump leaves office

'With the blessings of Providence, in the coming year we will finish this generational war and bring our men and...

By Jeff Schogol Nov 16, 2020

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US will reportedly draw down to 2,500 troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office

This is the latest development in the long and torturous drawdown in Afghanistan.

By Jeff Schogol Nov 5, 2020

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US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan

The military won't say publicly if the Taliban broke its agreement to not attack US bases in Afghanistan.

By Jeff Schogol Nov 2, 2020

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The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence

'In this incident, 19 people were martyred and 22 others were injured.'

By Orooj Hakimi, Reuters Oct 26, 2020

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US airstrike kills five Taliban fighters amid Afghanistan withdrawal

A U.S. airstrike launched to support Afghan security forces killed five Taliban fighters in central Afghanistan on Sunday evening, a...

By Paul Szoldra Oct 24, 2020

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ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18

"The overall security situation in Afghanistan is regrettably not good."

By Reuters Staff Oct 19, 2020

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US military defends air strikes that Taliban claim violate peace deal

The U.S. military defended on Sunday its air strikes against Taliban fighters last week, as the insurgent group accused Washington...

By Jeff Schogol Oct 17, 2020

Analysis

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

“I don't think there's anyone who believes we'll be at zero by the end of the year,” an unnamed senior...

By Jeff Schogol Oct 12, 2020

News

Top general appears to be at odds with the White House over the Afghanistan withdrawal plan

We're back to a conditions-based withdrawal, maybe?

By Tim Balk, New York Daily News Oct 11, 2020

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Taliban reportedly endorse President Trump

'We reject their support and the Taliban should know that the president will always protect American interests by any means...

By Jeff Schogol Oct 11, 2020

Analysis

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter

The Afghanistan war may have ended with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a tweet.

By Jeff Schogol Oct 8, 2020

News

The Pentagon won’t say if all US troops are actually leaving Afghanistan by Christmas

A day after President Donald Trump tweeted that all U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by the end of...

By Reuters Staff Oct 8, 2020

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Trump says US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’

All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be "home by Christmas," President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, just hours after his...

By Jeff Schogol Oct 7, 2020

Analysis

US moves from conditions-based withdrawal to inelegant bug-out from Afghanistan

The Afghan government has neither been informed nor consulted about any U.S. military plan to draw down to 2,500 troops...

By Jeff Schogol Oct 6, 2020

News

Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq

The latest Iraq drawdown is complete.

By Reuters Staff Sep 21, 2020

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Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

At least 57 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and dozens injured in overnight clashes with Taliban fighters...

By Reuters Staff Sep 21, 2020

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Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

At least 57 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and dozens injured in overnight clashes with Taliban fighters...

By Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters Sep 14, 2020

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Fight and talk: Why the Taliban keep fighting through endless rounds of ceasefires

"The more gain on the battleground, the bigger the share on the negotiating table."

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America’s top general to Taliban: Give peace a chance

The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials

General confirms the US has helped the Taliban by launching drone strikes against ISIS

Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says

Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

Thousands of troops will depart Iraq and Afghanistan before Trump leaves office

US will reportedly draw down to 2,500 troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves office

US military officials are refusing to answer a basic question about America’s involvement in Afghanistan

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence

US airstrike kills five Taliban fighters amid Afghanistan withdrawal

ISIS claims responsibility for bombing school in Afghanistan that killed at least 18

US military defends air strikes that Taliban claim violate peace deal

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

Top general appears to be at odds with the White House over the Afghanistan withdrawal plan

Taliban reportedly endorse President Trump

It looks like Trump just ended the Afghanistan war via Twitter

The Pentagon won’t say if all US troops are actually leaving Afghanistan by Christmas

Trump says US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’

US moves from conditions-based withdrawal to inelegant bug-out from Afghanistan

Thousands of US troops have come home from Iraq

Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

Fight and talk: Why the Taliban keep fighting through endless rounds of ceasefires