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U.S. War in Afghanistan
Afghan Officials: Taliban Attack Checkpoints, Kill 28 Police
By Associated Press
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, which it said were carried out after the police in the area refused to surrender.
The Need for an Enduring US Military Presence in Afghanistan
By Julian D. Alford and Amin Tarzi
U.S. interests in Afghanistan are enduring and will need to be safeguarded into the future.
US Aims for 4,500 Troops in Afghanistan by November
By Catherine Putz
CENTCOM Commander McKenzie told reporters U.S. withdrawal plans aim for 4,500 troops in Afghanistan on a “October, late October, November time frame.”
Afghans Halt Prisoner Release, Delaying Talks With Taliban
By Rahim Faiez and Kathy Gannon
Talks were expected to start on August 20, but are now postponed indefinitely say Afghan officials.
Taliban Announce Eid Ceasefire After a Bloody Spring
By Catherine Putz
The next step may very well be intra-Afghan talks, but the Taliban have spent the first half of the year bludgeoning the Afghan security forces.
Taliban Make Big Changes Ahead of Expected Talks With Kabul
By Associated Press
The shuffle is meant to tighten Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhunzada’s control over the movement's military and political arms.
US General Skeptical That Bounties Led to Troops’ Deaths
By Associated Press
"I found it very worrisome. I didn't find that there was a causative link there," Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command said.
Trump Denies Knowledge of Intel Report on Russian Bounties for Killing Americans in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
A series of media reports, citing U.S. intelligence sources, allege that President Trump was briefed on an alleged Russian operation offering bounties for dead Americans in Afghanistan.
In Afghanistan, Healthcare Services Targeted for Attacks
By Catherine Putz
In just over 10 weeks, amid a pandemic, a dozen attacks deliberately targeted healthcare workers or services in Afghanistan.
Keeping a Bad Deal at All Costs: US Moral Failure in Afghanistan
By Aidan Mark Lewis
U.S. policy toward Afghanistan has been short-sighted and ill-conceived for decades.
UN Report: Taliban Maintains Ties to Al-Qaeda
By Catherine Putz
Beyond highlighting the ongoing connections between the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the report exposes fragility in the U.S.-Taliban agreement.
Taliban Say They Don’t Have Missing US Contractor
By Associated Press
"We don't have any information about the missing American," a Taliban spokesman says.