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NYT Publishes Taliban ‘Terrorist’ Op-Ed, All Hell Breaks Loose…

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Several Afghanistan experts, including the former commanding general of U.S. forces in the region and the chairman of the violence-plagued country’s biggest and most influential news media outlet, expressed outrage Thursday after the New York Times published the uncontradicted peace-talk musings of a man who is arguably one of the world’s most accomplished terrorists. “It’s […]

“That’s Classified!” See How Afghanistan War Lies Are Made…

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The Afghan government classifies all metrics that would show its failure to reach goals, or stops collecting the information entirely, a government watchdog told a Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Rand Paul today. “Do any specific trends lead you to believe that Afghan security forces will one day be able to hold off the Taliban… […]

Thousands Have Been Killed in Afghanistan ‘Reconstruction,’ Stunning Watchdog Report Reveals…

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A first-of-its-kind report on the “human costs” of U.S. efforts toward reconstruction in Afghanistan reveals that thousands have been killed or wounded in the process of trying to stabilize the region. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report, released Tuesday, notes that they have long been calculating the financial costs of reconstruction, but […]

Trump Administration Signals Afghanistan Drawdown Is Close…

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Multiple signs are currently pointing toward a U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan. What they’re saying: Defense Secretary Mark Esper said today that he’s comfortable with a smaller U.S. troop presence, national security adviser Robert O’Brien said he’s “cautiously optimistic” an announcement is forthcoming, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Afghan president to fill him […]

Former Navy Diver Kidnapped in Afghanistan…

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An American contractor was captured by Taliban-aligned militants in Afghanistan last week, triggering a country-wide recovery effort, Newsweek has learned. Mark R. Frerichs of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped last Friday in Khost, a province located in the southeastern part of the country that borders the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, an underdeveloped region between Afghanistan and […]

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