The United States has reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan to 8,600, fulfilling its obligation as part of a February deal with the Taliban, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie who oversees American forces in that region said Thursday. He noted that the United States had made an “aspirational” commitment in the February dealt to fully withdraw […]
U.S. Has Achieved Agreed Troop-Cut Target in Afghanistan…
SEALS Tried to Locate U.S. Citizen Taken by Afghan Militants…
In the days following the January capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan, Navy SEAL commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of a Taliban-linked militant network, The Associated Press has learned. U.S. intelligence agents also tried to track the cellphones of the man and his captors, but the trail went cold. There has […]
U.S. Slashes Aid to Afghanistan by $1B As Power Struggle Threatens Peace Deal…
President Trump is slashing aid to Afghanistan in response to a deadlock over the results of the most recent presidential election, which threatens to blow up an historic deal with the Taliban. “The United States is disappointed in them and what their conduct means for Afghanistan and our shared interests,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
End Stupid Bush’s War Today! by Eric Margolis…
After 19 years of war, over $1 trillion in spending, 2,400 dead and a torrent of lies, the US may now be facing an end to its longest war. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001. There were three reasons: 1. to cover up the humiliation of the tough-talking Bush administration for being caught sleeping on […]
U.S. Begins Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan…
American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal. Hundreds of troops are heading out of the country as previously planned, but they will not be replaced as the U.S. moves ahead […]
Taliban, Blamed for Kidnappings, Say They Will Attack Afghans Despite U.S. Peace Deal…
The Taliban said they will resume attacks against Afghan government forces, just two days after signing a deal with the United States meant to end the war in Afghanistan. The group also kidnapped dozens of civilians in a province southwest of Kabul over the weekend, Afghan government officials said Monday. The hostilities resumed after the […]
U.S., TALIBAN SIGN DEAL AIMED AT ENDING WAR IN AFGHANISTAN…
The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan. The signing could help President Donald Trump fulfill a key campaign promise to extract America from its “endless wars.” Under the agreement, the United States will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments […]
POMPEO TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH THE TALIBAN…
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is soon traveling to sign a historic peace deal with the Taliban, President Donald Trump said in a statement Friday. Defense secretary Mark Esper will be signing a joint declaration affirming the administration’s partnership with the Afghan government in concert with the Taliban peace deal. The president described the ceremonies […]
U.S., Taliban Announce Peace Deal to Be Signed Next Week…
The United States and the Taliban reached an understanding in recent weeks on a reduction of violence in Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday, and plan to sign a peace agreement on Feb. 29. U.S. negotiators and Taliban representatives have been meeting in Doha, Qatar, to try to hammer out a deal that would see […]
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