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OPINION: Where We Are Now in Afghanistan by Pat Lang…

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A year or so after the US intervention in Afghanistan began in 2001 I perceived that there was a danger that US public and government opinion might begin to favor the idea of “nation building” in Afghanistan. From long experience in and study of the area of Islamicate civilization and its history it seemed clear […]

Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Afghanistan…

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Two U.S. service members were killed Wednesday in Afghanistan. The troop deaths were announced by NATO’s Resolute Support mission to the country in a press release Wednesday afternoon. “In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the names of the service members killed in action are being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next […]

Afghanistan Vows to ‘Eliminate’ Islamic State Safe Havens After Wedding Bombing Killed 63…

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Afghanistan’s president this week vowed to take “revenge” and “eliminate” Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) safe havens in the country after the group killed 63 civilians at a wedding, including children. ISIS claimed responsibility for the horrific attack at a wedding hall in Kabul late Saturday night that left at least 63 people dead and nearly 200 […]

U.S. to Reduce Afghanistan Forces by 2020…

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Donald Trump directed him to reduce US combat troop numbers in Afghanistan by the next presidential election in 2020. Speaking during an event in Washington, Pompeo said that the troop drawdown was an “unambiguous” directive from President Trump, although he did not provide a specific […]

Two U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Afghanistan…

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Two U.S. servicemembers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to a statement from the U.S.-led NATO Resolute Support mission. No other details were available. Their names are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin are notified, the statement said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the deaths Wednesday, saying in a brief statement […]

U.S. Wipes Out Afghan Security Forces Unit in Major Friendly Fire Incident…

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For the second time in less than a month, US forces carried out airstrikes “in self defense” in Afghanistan, only to discover that they were actually attacking Afghan security forces. The Wednesday strike ended up wiping out an entire unit, though officials have yet to disclose the exact number of deaths, beyond it apparently being […]

Justice Breyer Has a Message for the Supreme Court About Guantanamo Bay

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The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Monday to the indefinite detention of enemy combatants at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba, as one justice warned that similar disputes will inevitably return to the high court. Monday’s case involved a Yemeni national called Moath Hamza Ahmed Al-Alwi who has been held at Guantanamo Bay since […]

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