Weekend U. S. airstrikes on the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmond province were consistent with a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Milley Disputes Trump’s Home-by-Christmas Prediction for US Troops in Afghanistan
Mark Milley on Monday restated the military’s commitment to a conditions-based withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, despite President Donald Trump’s suggestion last week of a pullout by …
Top US general: Afghanistan withdrawal still ‘conditions-based’
The US withdrawal of more troops from Afghanistan will depend on a reduction in violence and other conditions agreed in February with the Taliban, the Pentagon’s top general said in an interview …
Top general dodges on Afghanistan plans after Trump tweet
The top general in the United States dodged questions on a timeline for U.S. withdrawals from Afghanistan after President Trump said all U.S. troops “should” be “home by Christmas.” …
Top U.S. general won’t confirm Trump’s Afghanistan withdrawal timeline
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley won’t back President Trump’s claim that all U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by Christmas, stressing that the Pentagon is trying to end the war …
Trump to bring all US troops in Afghanistan home by year’s end
US President Trump repeated on Thursday a surprise declaration he had made via Twitter on Wednesday night. In his Wednesday tweet Trump said that all US troops in Afghanistan would be back home by the …
Trump to bring all US troops in Afghanistan home by year’s end
US President Trump repeated on Thursday a surprise declaration he had made via Twitter on Wednesday night. In his Wednesday tweet Trump said that all US troops in Afghanistan would be back home by the …
Milley ducks endorsement of Trump’s Afghanistan exit timeline
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, on Wednesday told an audience he supported a plan to draw down to 2,500 troops by early next year, but Army …
Trump’s Heedlessness in Afghanistan and Iraq
Yet, sure enough, within the last few days, Trump tweeted that all US troops would be out of Afghanistan by Christmas. He apparently didn’t think it necessary to tell the Afghani government, which is …
Taliban Endorses Trump Re-Election Campaign, Hopes for Total US Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Trump surprised many by saying troops should be out by Christmas, a plan military officials described as “ridiculous.” …