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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremonial swearing in at the State Department, Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Washington.
Opinion

Afghanistan — Mike Pompeo’s other theater

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis lowers expectations in Afghanistan as indicators trend down

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In this Oct. 31, 2018 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers participate in a live fire training exercise, at the Afghan Military Academy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than it’s ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans. The United States has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war and spent more than $900 billion on trying to stabilize the country.
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US ambassador to NATO: Russia, Iran back Afghan terrorism

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US Marine Robert Dewiit from Maryland (C) stands guard at post three inside the US embassy December 21, 2001 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
National Security

Taliban bent on ‘killing and capturing’ US troops in new spring offensive

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Afghanistan's security forces guard at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday. Officials say that a suicide bomber has killed a few army officers and wounded several people in Kabul, a day after two such attacks killed 11. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
National Security

US and Afghan forces kill 22 Islamic State fighters in northern Afghanistan raid

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The U.S. is trying to hunt down Maulana Fazlullah, a leader of the Pakistan Taliban, and his supporters. (AP Photo/Riaz Khan)
Beltway Confidential

The Trump administration deserves credit for offering dollars in return for Pakistani Taliban scalps

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Thursday's strikes on training camps in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan's border region were carried out by a U.S. B-52 long-range heavy bomber, which used precision weapons to take out three separate camps. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Foreign Policy

Meet ETIM, the terrorist group the US just bombed in Afghanistan

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The Islamic State group and the Taliban are competing to take credit for a horrific spike in violence in Afghanistan over the last month, and analysts say both insurgent groups are growing in strength as security forces wither under their relentless attacks and a feuding government struggles to win over citizens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
National Security

Taliban in the crosshairs of more planes and better intelligence as US war effort shifts focus to Afghanistan

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it would impose sanctions on three individuals working with Pakistani terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Foreign Policy

US sanctions terrorists in Pakistan

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When Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., asked Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (pictured left) about Afghanistan, he said,
Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis: The US isn’t trying to conquer Afghanistan

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