Tag: Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is tasked with defending a military plan that falls far short of the vision President Trump once sold. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

Trump gives Mattis authority over troop levels in Afghanistan

Daniel Chaitin · June 14, 2017 12:40 am

Testifying Tuesday on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was apologetic. "We are not winning in Afghanistan right now, and we will correct this as soon as possible," he said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

The Trump administration’s (lack of) strategy for Afghanistan is failing

Tom Rogan · June 13, 2017 7:32 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was showered with praise and adulation at all four Capitol Hill hearings he visited this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Jim Mattis: ‘We’re not winning in Afghanistan right now’

Jamie McIntyre · June 13, 2017 2:44 pm

The convoy was hit by a roadside bomb and attacked with small arms fire, the Pentagon said, and returned fire. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

Convoy with US, Afghan personnel attacked in Afghanistan

Melissa Quinn · June 12, 2017 1:10 pm

The Department of Defense has identified three soldiers who were killed by an Afghan soldier during an insider attack in Afghanistan on Saturday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

National Security

Pentagon identifies 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Melissa Quinn · June 12, 2017 12:54 pm

In the center, Adaptive Training Foundation founder David Vobora between former President George W. Bush and House Speaker Paul Ryan during their visit to cheer on wounded warriors. Photo/Political Office of Speaker Ryan

Washington Secrets

Paul Ryan on mission to make sure ‘government doesn’t hurt’

Paul Bedard · June 12, 2017 12:16 pm

Three Americans were wounded after an Afghan soldier turned on them and opened fire. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Afghan soldier kills 3 American troops

Kyle Feldscher · June 10, 2017 2:55 pm

Trump Is Behaving More Like a Republican

Fred Barnes · June 8, 2017 10:20 am

Mattis: Taliban Can’t Be Part of a Political Solution in Afghanistan

Jeryl Bier · June 6, 2017 11:14 am

The difficult but plain truth is that no amount of U.S. military intervention can impose an exterior stability on Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Abdul Khaliq, File)

Beltway Confidential

The US can’t fix Afghanistan, and it should stop trying

Bonnie Kristian · June 4, 2017 5:20 am

The refugees, who hail largely from Afghanistan and Iraq, traveled to Australia but were denied admittance to the country. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

National Security

State Department: No ‘inherent obligation’ to accept Australia’s refugees

Joel Gehrke · June 1, 2017 7:52 pm

The Never-Ending War in Kabul

Thomas Joscelyn · May 31, 2017 7:21 pm