Tag: Afghanistan

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National Security

Number of US troops in Afghanistan thousands higher than Pentagon says: Report

Melissa Quinn · August 23, 2017 1:04 pm

National Security

Trump settles scores with media, Republican rivals in campaign-style Phoenix rally

Sarah Bedford · August 23, 2017 3:51 am

Whoever Tillerson and Trump appoint, it will need to be someone who knows Afghanistan, knows U.S. enemies and how to win their trust, and is happy risking their life on a daily basis. But they should not wait for that appointment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Rex Tillerson shouldn’t wait to appoint a Taliban negotiator in Afghanistan

Tom Rogan · August 22, 2017 9:11 pm

Tillerson to Taliban: ‘You Will Not Win a Battlefield Victory’

Andrew Egger · August 22, 2017 9:05 pm

Tillerson was asked Tuesday if he would be dropping a demand that women's rights be guaranteed as part of any final settlement in the country, and he indicated it would not be a demand put forward by the United States.

National Security

Trump not making women’s rights a precondition of Afghan, Taliban talks

Joel Gehrke · August 22, 2017 8:16 pm

The President Changes His Mind

TWS Podcast · August 22, 2017 8:00 pm

The White House gets the additional troops in its proclaimed buildup by calculating the difference between those projections of a shrinking future force by Obama to its plans for the size of the military. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

National Security

Adam Smith on Afghanistan strategy: ‘This is not a plan’

Travis J. Tritten · August 22, 2017 7:43 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson put Pakistan "on notice" Tuesday that it must stop sheltering terrorists or risk losing its status as an American ally. "We are going to be engaging with them in a very serious and thorough way as to our expectations and the conditions that go with that," Tillerson told reporters at the State Department. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Rex Tillerson puts Pakistan ‘on notice’ for sheltering terrorists

Joel Gehrke · August 22, 2017 7:24 pm

Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan Monday night, declaring U.S. troops must "fight to win." A top US commander for the Middle East says first new forces will arrive in Afghanistan within days or weeks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP, File)

National Security

Top US commander for the Middle East says first new forces will arrive in Afghanistan within days or weeks

Associated Press · August 22, 2017 6:02 pm

Trump’s Assessment of the Taliban Was Straightforward and Candid

Thomas Joscelyn · August 22, 2017 5:49 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he has not yet decided how many additional troops to send to implement the president's new strategy announced Monday night. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Jim Mattis: No decision yet on how many more US troops to send to Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · August 22, 2017 4:57 pm

It's time to end the nonsense and start building a relationship like real allies founded on cohesion and trust. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Frenemies: Trump doubling down on hostility against Pakistan is a bad sign of things to come

Siraj Hashmi · August 22, 2017 3:57 pm