Posts Tagged: taliban afghanistan
More Americans Will Die After Trump Abruptly Ends Afghan Talks, Taliban Says
President Donald Trump's decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while the United States promised to...
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...
Afghanistan to Hold Grand Council of Elders to Discuss Peace Talks
Afghanistan is planning to hold a grand council of tribal elders and political leaders next month to discuss how to end the Taliban insurgency, a...
New US Strategy in Afghanistan Is Doomed to Fail
President Donald Trump’s new strategy that would presumably win the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan is doomed to fail -- just like George W. Bush’s and...
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...
The Afghanistan Quagmire: Time for an Exit Strategy
Two weeks ago, President Obama announced that the US will draw down its troops in Afghanistan from 9,800 to 8,400, altering his original plan to...
Report: Iran Stepping Up Shipments of Weapons, Funds to Taliban
The Iranian government reportedly has stepped up shipments of weapons and money to the Taliban in Afghanistan in recent months. According to The Wall Street Journal,...
US Reportedly Stepping Up Raids Against Taliban, Al Qaida Militants
Fox News - US Special Forces soldiers and their Afghan allies have undertaken an increasing number of night raids targeting Taliban and Al Qaida militants,...
Taliban in Afghanistan Declares ‘Defeat’ of U.S., Allies After Coalition Marks End of Combat Mission
Reuters - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Monday declared the "defeat" of the U.S. and its allies in the 13-year-old war, a day after the coalition...
The Afghan War’s Dismal End; Blame Bush Too
Barack Obama's announcement recently that the number of U.S. troops will be reduced to 9,800 by year's end and to zero two years later virtually...
Malala, Pakistan, and Israel
A few days ago, I was sitting at home undergoing a multicultural musical experience. I was, in fact, listening to a number of Qawwali songs...
Mr. President, Mr. Romney, Tell Us Please Why You Support American Soldiers Remaining in Afghanistan
Last week, The New York Times in an article authored by James Dao and Andrew N. Lehren laid out the impact of the...
