Tag: Afghanistan

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Meaningless war powers report might as well have been blank

Daniel DePetris · June 11, 2020 8:24 pm

"The Pentagon has not received any orders with regards to Venezuela," said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Friday evening, according to CNN.

Beltway Confidential

Anthony Tata is a good Pentagon pick

Tom Rogan · June 11, 2020 4:29 pm

Leader of US Central Command predicts future war-fighting challenges

Abraham Mahshie · June 10, 2020 6:54 pm

"The strike was part of ongoing efforts to deny Taliban freedom-of-movement in the area," U.S. Forces-Afghanistan said in a statement. (AP Photo, File)

Beltway Confidential

Taliban torches Trump’s tough Afghanistan talk

Tom Rogan · June 2, 2020 6:09 pm

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In Iraq and Afghanistan, US negotiators must push back on foreign forces canard

Michael Rubin · May 29, 2020 5:58 pm

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For Trump, getting out of Afghanistan is good politics and good policy

Daniel DePetris · May 28, 2020 8:25 pm

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Honor our fallen by understanding their missions

Tommy Meyerson · May 25, 2020 4:00 am

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Beltway Confidential

Hit the Taliban as soon as Eid cease-fire ends

Tom Rogan · May 24, 2020 4:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

Using the Taliban to fight the Islamic State is Khalilzad’s worst idea yet

Michael Rubin · May 22, 2020 8:56 pm

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Force Pakistan to close Taliban sanctuaries with a deadline

Michael Rubin · May 20, 2020 9:06 pm

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 18, 2020. A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence service early on Monday, killing at least nine members of the force, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

National Security

Taliban launches attack at Afghan intelligence base after government goes on offensive

Zach Halaschak · May 18, 2020 10:48 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Washington.

‘I am not acting impulsively!’: Trump responds to Wall Street Journal editorial on Afghanistan

Zach Halaschak · May 18, 2020 5:21 pm