Tag: Afghanistan

Some Democrats have criticized Trump for undermining civilian control of the military by having so many current and recently retired generals in his administration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

After tough week, Trump finally sounds presidential in prime-time address

Emily Jashinsky · August 22, 2017 1:58 am

Each president has left his mark. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

There’s too much at stake in Afghanistan for Trump to fail

Michael Rubin · August 22, 2017 1:55 am

"We cannot remain a force -- we are not at peace with each other," President Trump said Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Trump: Service members ‘deserve to return to a country that is not at war with itself at home’

Anna Giaritelli · August 22, 2017 1:49 am

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer in Arlington Va., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Trump outlines Afghanistan plan to end years of ‘war without victory’

Sarah Bedford · August 22, 2017 1:28 am

WATCH LIVE: Trump addresses the nation on Afghanistan strategy

WATCH LIVE: Trump addresses the nation on Afghanistan strategy

Washington Examiner Staff · August 22, 2017 12:44 am

"The mission in Afghanistan has lost its purpose and I think it is a terrible idea to send any more troops into that war." (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Rand Paul: Trump’s reported plans to send more troops to Afghanistan a ‘terrible idea’

Anna Giaritelli · August 21, 2017 11:08 pm

Trump will unveil the U.S. strategy for South Asia and discuss North Korea in a formal address Monday evening, during which he is expected to announce an increase in American troops heading to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

National Security

Trump’s Afghanistan announcement is a chance to move on from Charlottesville

Sarah Bedford · August 21, 2017 9:25 pm

Some longtime activists doubt the return of a mass movement, saying Afghanistan rarely attracts much public interest. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Antiwar activists seek boost from Trump’s Afghanistan announcement

Steven Nelson · August 21, 2017 8:49 pm

The President’s Afghan Plan

TWS Podcast · August 21, 2017 6:30 pm

Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in 2009 after he left his post. Bergdahl stands accused of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

National Security

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will forgo jury, let judge decide his fate

Todd Shepherd · August 21, 2017 5:28 pm

This prominent liberal is not really concerned with the human losses America has borne in Afghanistan, he just doesn't think the war has been a good deal. (Flickr)

Beltway Confidential

Afghanistan, ThinkProgress, and the cost of war

Tom Rogan · August 21, 2017 3:58 pm

Terrorists will still be able to conduct the kinds of attacks we saw in Barcelona last week regardless of what Afghanistan's political system looks like. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s options in Afghanistan

Daniel DePetris · August 21, 2017 3:18 pm