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Senator Graham calls for hearings on withdraw troops in Syria, Afghanistan
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday called for immediate U.S. Senate hearings on President Donald Trump’s decision to all American troops from Syria, which prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Sunday, 30 December , 2018 -
Pentagon: Afghanistan Could Be Poised for Political Settlement
Afghanistan seems more likely than at any time in recent history to come to a favorable political settlement, according to a report released this week by the Pentagon, which cited the effects of a recent military escalation coupled with diplomatic initiatives.
Saturday, 29 December , 2018 -
Afghanistan Postpones Next year’s Presidential Election due to Technical Problems
Afghanistan’s election commission says the presidential vote scheduled for April will be postponed for several months to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October’s parliamentary elections.
Wednesday, 26 December , 2018 -
Afghanistan Government Compound Attack Left More than 40 Dead
More than 40 people died Monday in a bombing and attack at a government building in Kabul, Afghan government officials say.
Wednesday, 26 December , 2018 -
Rand Paul defends troop withdrawal in Syria, Afghanistan: “Can the people who live there not do anything?”
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky strongly defended President Trump’s decision to withdraw the approximately 2,000 American troops fighting ISIS in Syria and urged him to end the 17-year-old military campaign in Afghanistan.
Monday, 24 December , 2018 -
US General: Troop Reduction in Afghanistan, Rumors
The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan said Sunday he has not received orders for a troop withdrawal from the country.
Monday, 24 December , 2018 -
Team from Afghanistan to join Taliban Peace talks in Abu Dhabi
An Afghan peace negotiations team has arrived in Abu Dhabi, an official said Tuesday, a day after talks attended by US and Taliban representatives were held in the city aimed at ending the 17-year conflict.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018 -
German-Israeli Heron 1 Drones extended to Fly over Afghanistan until 2020
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH until mid of 2020.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
US Meets Taliban to Discuss the long-lost Peace in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban officials were set to meet in the United Arab Emirates Monday to discuss ending the long-running war in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
Human Catastrophe still Runs in Afghanistan; 20 Killed Including Children in Airstrike
At least 20 Afghan civilians, including 12 children, were killed in an airstrike targeting a Taliban commander in the eastern province of Kunar, local officials said.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Why US May Be Inclined To Protract Its Stay In Afghanistan – Analysis
While the Trump Administration has experimented with both offensive and reconciliatory gestures, violence perpetrated by the Taliban as well as ISIS continues stifling the process of political resolution and state-building exercises. This would prolong US presence in Afghanistan regardless of the Taliban’s demand that the foreign troops leave Afghanistan before any peace talks begin.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Pakistan to Host US-Taliban Peace Talks, Yes to Trump’s Letter
Pakistan Imran Khan says US is scheduled to meet soon with the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad has facilitated the dialogue at Washington’s request as formerly President Trump asked in a letter seeking Islamabad’s support.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018 -
Kabul Trilateral Talks; China Pledges to Help Longstanding Afghan-Pakistan Suspicions
China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations met on Saturday in the latest round of diplomacy aimed at opening talks with the Taliban to end the Afghan war.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan Officials Meet Today in Kabul
The second tier of Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral dialogues is being held today (Saturday) in Kabul aimed at discussing regional peace and strengthening economic and counter-terrorism cooperation.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Khalilzad meets Turkmen officials on Afghan peace
US special representative for Afganistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad also traveled to Turkmenistan and discussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
The Taliban are not ready for peace talks: Abdullah Abdullah
The chief executive officer of the NUG Abdullah Abdullah said at a national conference on peace in Kabul that armed oppositions have never been ready to negotiate with the government.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
US Exit From Afghanistan May Repeat 911 Terrorism Attacks, Joseph Dunford
Earlier, Joseph Dunford admitted that the Taliban “are not losing” in Afghanistan, and that more efforts are needed to bring peace to the war-torn South Asian country.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018 -
Taliban has Turned Afghanistan into a Slaughterhouse, Killed 14 Soldiers,Took 21 Capitve
The Taliban fighters have killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive overnight in coordinated attacks in the western Herat province of Afghanistan late on Thursday.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
Trump Administration Attempts to make Peace deal in Afghanistan but Prospects Appear Dim
The Trump administration is pressing to open formal peace talks with insurgents in Afghanistan by April, a timetable driven by the president’s mounting impatience with the stalemated 17-year-old war.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
US Forces Retaliated, a Major Taliban commander killed in a strike in Afghanistan
One of the Taliban’s most senior commanders has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan.
Monday, 3 December , 2018
