Taliban

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Four things that will make or break Trump’s get-out-of-Afghanistan plan

Jamie McIntyre -

March 6, 2020 4:00 am

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq, at President Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Foreign Policy

Pompeo condemns ‘upsurge in violence’ by Taliban against government after etching deal with US

Joel Gehrke -

March 5, 2020 8:19 pm

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan.

National Security

Mark Esper reverses and confirms secret addendum with Taliban on violence reduction

Abraham Mahshie -

March 5, 2020 3:37 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with reporters during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.

Defense

‘That’s what they want’: Rubio warns Afghanistan troop withdrawal will likely result in sharia under Taliban rule

Zach Halaschak -

March 4, 2020 8:40 pm

Beltway Confidential

The Taliban peace deal farce

Tom Rogan -

March 4, 2020 6:38 pm

National Security

‘F— the peace deal’: SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden celebrates US airstrike after Taliban pact breached

Spencer Neale -

March 4, 2020 5:01 pm

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.

National Security

US strikes in Afghanistan continue after breached peace deal

Abraham Mahshie -

March 4, 2020 4:48 pm

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Defense

‘My concerns remain’: Liz Cheney says Taliban deal documents she has seen do not back up Pompeo claims

Zach Halaschak -

March 4, 2020 12:34 am

News

In first contact by a US president, Trump speaks with a top Taliban official by phone

Rob Crilly -

March 3, 2020 9:23 pm

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, speaks as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, right, listens during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2020.

National Security

Peace with the Taliban will be a ‘bumpy road,’ defense chiefs say

Abraham Mahshie -

March 2, 2020 7:49 pm

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Tag: Taliban

Four things that will make or break Trump’s get-out-of-Afghanistan plan

Pompeo condemns ‘upsurge in violence’ by Taliban against government after etching deal with US

Mark Esper reverses and confirms secret addendum with Taliban on violence reduction

‘That’s what they want’: Rubio warns Afghanistan troop withdrawal will likely result in sharia under Taliban rule

The Taliban peace deal farce

‘F— the peace deal’: SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden celebrates US airstrike after Taliban pact breached

US strikes in Afghanistan continue after breached peace deal

‘My concerns remain’: Liz Cheney says Taliban deal documents she has seen do not back up Pompeo claims

In first contact by a US president, Trump speaks with a top Taliban official by phone

Peace with the Taliban will be a ‘bumpy road,’ defense chiefs say

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