Two decades of war in Afghanistan have seen a “modicum of success” but also years of “strategic stalemate,” the nation’s top general said Wednesday in one of the military’s frankest assessments of …
U.S.’s Khalilzad Travels to Turkey, Qatar for Talks on Afghanistan – State Department
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is traveling to Turkey and Qatar for discussions on Afghan peace negotiations, the State Department said on Thursday. The ambassador left …
Taliban denies targeting media as 50th journalist dies in Afghanistan
Rising violence by militants raises fears for press freedom after US troops withdraw in May …
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka to sign political consultations MOU and Air Services Agreement
Following their last September’s fruitful meeting, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka M. Ashraf Haidari called on Minister of State for Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya to discuss the …
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka to sign political consultations MOU and Air Services Agreement
Following their last September’s fruitful meeting, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka M. Ashraf Haidari called on Minister of State for Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya to discuss the …
The likely consequences of abandoning Afghanistan
We need to consider abandonment’s likely consequences. There are national security implications of a Taliban takeover in return for an unenforceable commitment against reinstituting the country as a …
US Has Achieved Only a ‘Modicum of Success’ in Afghanistan, Milley Says
Milley acknowledged that conditions on the ground were at a stalemate between the Taliban and the Kabul government.
Top US general says 2 decades of brutal fighting in Afghanistan has achieved only a ‘modicum of success’
“We believe now that after 20 years, two decades of consistent effort, that we he have achieved a modicum of success,” Gen. Mark Milley said.
Joint Chiefs chair: US has ‘achieved a modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday the U.S. military has achieved “a modicum of success” with its nearly 20-year presence in Afghanistan.”We went to Afghanistan … to …
Military’s top officer says we’ve had a “modicum of success” in Afghanistan
With plans in motion to draw down the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 next month, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff defended that decision by outlining the state of the conflict …