A troop withdrawal deadline looms as Secretary of State Antony Blinken sends a clear signal.
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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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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
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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.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump to order troops reduced, but not withdrawn, in Afghanistan, Iraq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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Don’t bungle the ending of America’s longest war
The U.S. should let progress, not politics, guide the pace of its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Posted inNation & World
Gunmen kill 32 at ceremony in Afghan capital
ISIS claims responsibility for the attack in Kabul on prominent political leaders, who included Shiites.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Deal with Taliban a painful price for ending war in Afghanistan
Justifiable doubts exist about whether the Taliban’s possible return to power will provide a haven for al-Qaida and erase gains for women and girls.