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Afghanistan

Published
April 14, 2021

After 20 years in Afghanistan, U.S. troops coming home, Biden says

The president's decision also means the end of a long mission for NATO and other allied forces that entered the fight at the request of the United States.
Published
April 13, 2021

U.S. to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

The date is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country.
Published
March 24, 2021

Commentary: Biden is making America’s Afghanistan problems worse

Instead of trying to improve on Donald Trump’s fundamentally flawed peace deal, he should just start over.
Published
March 13, 2021

Another View: Afghan peace process needs a jolt

A troop withdrawal deadline looms as Secretary of State Antony Blinken sends a clear signal.
Published
March 3, 2021

New killings deepen Afghan journalists’ fear of assassination

Three young women employed by a TV station were gunned down this week in Jalalabad.

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Published
January 27, 2021

Commentary: Biden could curb right-wing extremism by ending the U.S. ‘forever war’

America's endless wars have helped fuel a new generation of alienated veterans – some of whom join extremist movements. Biden must curb U.S. militarism.
Published
November 17, 2020

Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 each in Iraq, Afghanistan

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller says the withdrawals will be made 5 days before Joe Biden takes office as president, despite arguments from senior military officials in favor of a slower pullout.
Published
November 16, 2020

Trump to order troops reduced, but not withdrawn, in Afghanistan, Iraq

The decisions come as no surprise, following Trump’s shakeup of the Pentagon leadership last week in which he installed loyalists who share his frustration with the continued troop presence in the war zones.
Published
September 26, 2020

Another View: A better way to end America’s ‘endless wars’

Focus on safeguarding U.S. interests in Iraq and Afghanistan, not on getting troop levels to zero.
Published
July 11, 2020

Commentary: War on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it

Yet the senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.