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January 26, 2021

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Acting Pentagon chief cites risks during troop reductions

November 18, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coming period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq is “fraught with risk,” but the military will not hesitate to strike back if extremists attempt to undermine the transition to […]

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IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded

November 4, 2020 Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at least 22 dead […]

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Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed

August 3, 2020 Rahmat Gul and Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Afghan forces said they retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an hours-long battle a day after the facility was targeted by the Islamic State group in an […]

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Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul

July 20, 2020 The Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have put the son of the movement’s feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures to their negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shake-up, one of […]

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US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghan war

July 2, 2020 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial next step in a U.S. […]

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GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

June 30, 2020 Zeke Miller, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the […]

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Pentagon chief seeks to reassure NATO over US troop plans

June 26, 2020 Lorne Cook, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday sought to reassure allies at NATO that Washington will consult them on any future troop movements, after President Donald Trump surprised partners at the military alliance […]

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US on track to pull troops from Afghanistan despite turmoil

May 19, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer, even as violence flares, the peace process is stalled, and […]

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WILLIAMS: Today’s Americans and yesteryear’s Americans 

April 29, 2020 Walter E. Williams

Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a military historian and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He has written two articles relevant […]

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Pompeo in Kabul in effort to revive flagging peace process

March 23, 2020 Rahim Faiez and Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Kabul on an urgent visit Monday to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that […]

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