2019
Taliban council agrees to temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan
Taliban ‘abducts’ dozens of peace activists
US Defense Chief says he’s fine with Afghan troop reduction ‘with or without’ peace deal
U.S. Set to Announce Further Troop Drawdown
President Trump Can Correct the Failures of the Bush and Obama Eras and End the Afghan War
The Afghanistan Papers Reveal a Tragedy, Not a Crime
Self-Delusion and Forgetting History in Afghanistan
Why President Trump Will End the War in Afghanistan
DoD Considers Leaving Smaller Number of Troops in Afghanistan
US ‘briefly’ suspends Taliban peace talks after attack on US base
Afghan Peace Is Elusive but Not Impossible
Are Afghan forces beating the Taliban
Airstrikes called in as Taliban attempt to breach Bagram Air Base
Taliban continues to lie about presence of foreign fighters in Afghanistan
What Did the U.S. Get for $2 Trillion in Afghanistan
Documents Reveal U.S. Officials Misled Public on War in Afghanistan
Afghanistan war metrics were manipulated to highlight battlefield success
Increased Chinese Strategic Presence in Afghanistan
Why President Trump Can’t Pull U.S. Forces Out of Afghanistan
US opens first round of resurrected peace talks with Taliban
US peace envoy to Afghanistan launches ‘accelerated effort’ in surprise stop in Kabul
The US is stuck in a forever war of air support in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Air Force Receives Five More MD-530F Helicopters
U.S.-Taliban Outreach Could Resume
Pakistan’s Haqqani Network Increases Its Profile in Afghan Peace Talks
Why America Needs to Establish a Troop Withdrawal Deadline
‘That mission is not yet complete’
How the Taliban Won America’s Nineteen-Year War
The Taliban got deadlier in 2019
Learning From US Efforts to Reintegrate Former Combatants in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Withdrawal Will Make Syria’s Seem Orderly
Afghanistan On The Edge: Elections, Elites, and Ethnic Tensions
To End the War in Afghanistan, the U.S. Reaches Out to Its Rivals
US Afghanistan peace envoy takes efforts to Pakistan
Where Does the Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed
US embraces intra-Afghan talks in China
War Weary: U.S. Troops Are Ready to Leave Afghanistan
Taliban delegation in China for peace talks
U.S. peace envoy in Kabul for first time since peace deal with Taliban collapsed
US meets China, Russia and Pakistan to talk peace in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s Diplomatic Reemergence
West remains ‘committed to achieving peace’ in Afghanistan as Taliban says talks to be held in China
Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China
U.S. Is Quietly Reducing Its Troop Force in Afghanistan
What a Withdrawal From Afghanistan Would Look Like
US has already pulled 2,000 troops from Afghanistan
U.S. Has Been Reducing Presence Over Past Year
U.S. Is Quietly Reducing Its Troop Force in Afghanistan
Reduction of American forces in Afghanistan relies on a peace agreement with Taliban
Troop level could be reduced to 8,600 without hurting mission
UN says 85 civilians killed, 373 wounded during Afghan election campaign
Afghan war casualties at an ‘unprecedented’ three month level
Afghanistan Wants Partnership with US Military Even as Relationship, Conditions Evolve
India Delivers Attack Helicopters to Afghanistan
Inside Afghanistan’s Online Battlefield
Afghan forces retake Taliban-controlled district
Is Democracy Dying in Afghanistan
US drops most bombs in Afghanistan since 2010 troops surge
The US has ramped up its air campaign in Afghanistan to highest level in nine years
Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces
Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since Trump announced ‘dead’ deal
A U.S. Taliban Deal Is Likely: Peace in Afghanistan is Not
In Afghanistan, the War Goes On
Afghanistan tells Taliban: peace or we will ‘fight’
Afghan forces still at the mercy of US air support despite huge investment into Afghan air force
Afghanistan peace negotiations may be dead, but the war’s still very much alive
Afghanistan to Taliban: Peace or ‘we will continue to fight’
Afghanistan Faces Possible Political Chaos
Presidential Election Held Amid Fears of Another Flawed Vote
Will This Be Another Afghan Election Marred by Fraud
Night vision devices are being supplied to the Taliban in increasing numbers
Taliban’s Prime Objectives: U.S. Withdrawal, ‘Establishment of an Islamic Government’
Taliban suffers heavy casualties in several provinces
U.S. Cuts $100 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Citing Government Corruption
Road to Peace Still Needs US Leadership
Why failure to reintegrate tens of thousands of ex-Taliban fighters is dangerous
The New Campaign to Convince Trump to Exit Afghanistan
Taliban ‘open’ to fresh talks with US after deadly Afghan bombings
Taliban tell Trump their ‘doors are open’
Reweighing the Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan
Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan
America Went to Afghanistan to Fight Al Qaeda, Not to Transform a Nation
NATO expects violence will rise before Afghans vote on new president
We Lost the War in Afghanistan
With Bolton out, Taliban now want to return to negotiations with US
Taliban wanted a deal with the US
Stakes in Afghanistan Demand Transparency
State Department looking at shifts to Afghanistan security assistance
How Americans are split over whether the Afghanistan war was a mistake
Trump says he’s hitting the Taliban ‘harder than ever before’
The Breakdown of U.S. – Taliban Talks Buys Time to Reset the Afghanistan Strategy
There’s Still a Path Forward With the Taliban
Afghanistan’s Taliban Hold the Key to an Exit Deal
Trump says Taliban talks ‘dead,’ U.S. military to ramp up Afghanistan operations
Rocket explodes at US embassy in Kabul on September 11 anniversary
Trump’s US-Taliban Move Pushes Afghans Toward Fragile Vote
How Donald Trump Blew Up the Afghan Peace Process
Trump Pulls the Plug on Talks With the Taliban
Afghan peace deal: Trump says Taliban talks are ‘dead’
Trump Declares Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban ‘Dead’
US troop reduction in Afghanistan unclear as Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’
Taliban vows ‘Americas will suffer’ after Trump cancels peace talks
Trump calls off secret Camp David meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders
Taliban Talks Hit a Wall Over Deeper Disagreements
Taliban Failed to Live Up to ‘Commitments’ in Peace Talks
Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American service member
How Trump upended US-Taliban peace talks
Dunford: Peace agreement with the Taliban is ‘worth trying’
Taliban Criticizes Trump’s Decision to Call Off Peace Talks
Taliban says US has most to lose from cancelled talks
Why is there a war in Afghanistan
Taliban attacks test Trump as he seeks to end Afghan War
A Deal With the Taliban Is Only the First Step Toward Peace
U.S. – Taliban Negotiations: How to Avoid Rushing to Failure
The Taliban ply involving “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Former US envoys warn hasty Afghan pullout could trigger ‘total civil war’
Talks ‘still ongoing’ to end Afghanistan war
Shattering Taliban Attack in Kabul Even as US Deal Nears
Taliban attack shakes Kabul…as peace deal reached ‘in principle’
The Afghanistan War Is Over, and Pakistan Has Won
Taliban carry out Kabul suicide bombing even as peace deal with US nears
U.S., Taliban Reach Agreement ‘in Principle’
Why America Doesn’t Want to Admit That it Failed in Afghanistan
U.S. Says It’s at ‘Threshold’ of Taliban Deal Amid New Attack
US-Taliban deal would see 5,400 troops withdraw
Draft of US-Taliban deal shared with Afghan leaders
War-weary Afghans see little voice in their countries fate during US-Taliban peace talks
Taliban launch ‘massive’ attack on Afghan city of Kunduz amid peace talks
Taliban Attack Key Northern City as Peace Talks With U.S. Continue
Taliban storm key northern city
US to retain military presence in Afghanistan, even with peace deal
We can’t leave Afghanistan without protecting our closest allies first
US to Keep 8,600 Troops in Afghanistan After Deal With Taliban
Trump Presents a Clue, and a Possible Snag, for a Peace Deal
Trump says 8,600 US troops will stay after Afghanistan withdrawal
U.S., Taliban Close to Reaching Agreement
Taliban says agreement near on US withdrawal as Afghan violence continues
It’s too early to discuss pulling out all US troops from Afghanistan
Renewed Taliban, US peace talks
Diplomacy Can’t Solve All of Afghanistan’s Problems
Combat deaths in Afghanistan reach a five-year high
Afghanistan’s Terror Threat Is Much Bigger Than the Taliban
US and Taliban resume talks on ending America’s longest war in Afghanistan
Trump says US will ‘always’ have troops in Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban’s War Against ISIS is Just Beginning
Trump promises continued US presence in Afghanistan amid withdrawal talks
Taliban Trolls Could Adopt New Terrorist Tactics in the Wake of America’s Peace Plan
As US presses negotiations, Taliban promotes training of fighters and attacks
It Matter If Americans Call Afghanistan a Defeat
U.S. Seeks to Reassure Afghan Military Amid Uncertainty Over a Peace Deal
Peace Road Map for Afghanistan Will Let Taliban Negotiate Women’s Rights
How Trump trips up his own Afghan peace efforts
The Uncomfortable Truth about Afghanistan’s Future
A decade in the making: US-Taliban peace deal appears within reach
Why Are the Taliban Reluctant to Declare a Ceasefire?
A Region on Edge as Peace Talks Near the Finish Line
Taliban: Afghan peace talks with US ‘long and useful
Taliban Say Latest Talks End on U.S. Afghanistan Withdrawal
Taliban Conclude Latest Round of Peace Talks
Afghanistan president rejects foreign interference as US-Taliban talks advance
U.S. Negotiations With the Taliban
Taliban say differences resolved in peace talks on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
July deadliest month in Afghanistan in more than two years
Trump’s Afghanistan: Exit or Mirage?
Trump wants all troops out of Afghanistan by 2020 US election
US envoy says Afghanistan peace agreement possible in next Taliban talks
The US has plan to draw down troops from Afghanistan
U.S. preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in initial deal with Taliban
US ready to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan for Taliban peace deal
Afghanistan Heads Toward a Turning Point
Pompeo backtracks on Afghanistan withdrawal by fall 2020
Taliban says ‘no agreement’ on direct talks with Afghan government
Trump wants troops out of Afghanistan before the 2020 election
Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghanistan Government
National Guard members set to deploy for Afghanistan – the largest call-up in a decade
Taliban says deal on US troop pullout from Afghanistan is near
Afghans seek clarity on Trump’s talk of wiping country out
Pakistan leader’s visit to the White House seen as kye step in end to Afghanistan mission
Trump says he has plan to win the Afghanistan war in 10 days
US Could Wipe This Country ‘Off The Face Of The Earth’ In 10 Days
Are Russia and the US Finally on the Same Page in Afghanistan
Graham warns against Afghanistan withdrawal
What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?
Afghanistan Isn’t Worth Dying For
Hard Choices are Needed to Solve Afghanistan’s War
An Afghan Opening: Opportunities, Challenges and Pitfalls
Premature Afghanistan pullout would be ‘strategic mistake’
Long Awaited Intra-Afghan Conference Brings Peace One Step Closer
The Afghans and Taliban Have Agreed to a ‘Roadmap for Peace’
Washington’s peace envoy aims for agreement on troop withdrawal after all-Afghan conference
Afghanistan remains a dangerous place
US envoy hails latest talks with Taliban as the best ever
US envoy hails Taliban peace talks, ‘most productive’ so far
All-Afghan peace summit set for July but on Taliban terms
Pentagon leaders want to keep troops in Afghanistan
Trump describes Afghanistan as ‘lab for terrorists’
Afghan Taliban say latest peace talks with US are ‘critical’
Officials to Meet in Qatar for Seventh Round of Peace Talks
Pompeo Optimistic About Peace in Brief visit to Afghanistan En Route to Asia
Pompeo says US close to draft deal with Taliban on terrorism
What a US-Iran Face Off Means for Afghanistan
US seeking ‘peace agreement’ with Taliban, not ‘withdrawal’ deal
US Exit Looms Over Afghanistan Peace Process
‘This War Will Never End Here’
Meeting U.S. Counterterrorism Objectives in Afghanistan
Study ranks Afghanistan as world’s least peace country
ISIS expands in Afghanistan, threatening West
Russia’s Falling Out With Kabul
Winning in Afghanistan Requires Taking the Fight to Pakistan
What Happened to the Afghan-Led, Afghan-Owned Peace Talks?
Al Qaeda Operating ‘Across’ Afghanistan
India Delivers Two Mi-24V Attack Helicopters to Afghanistan
Trust, Naivety, and Negotiating With the Afghan Taliban
Can China Drive the Afghan Peace Process?
Spies, Stealth and Threats: How Militants Infiltrated a Vital Army Base
Why is H.R. McMaster Pleading For More War?
It is Time to End the Longest War in U.S. History
Thoughts on Making Peace in Afghanistan
The Hail Mary for Peace in Afghanistan
US Military Stops Releasing Afghanistan War Information
America Cannot Save Afghanistan
Washingtonʼs Gamble in Afghanistan
Political End to Afghan War is Risky but Necessary
Taliban Declare Start of Spring Offensive Amid Talks With US
US-Taliban Talks: To What End?
Peace in Afghanistan: The Tumultuous Road Ahead
Options for Peace in the Continuing War in Afghanistan
Coalition Reportedly Considering Troop Withdrawal Over 3 to 5 Years
A Looming Peace for Afghanistanʼs Long Hard War?
Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief
Report to Congress on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan
The New Afghanistan Will Be Built on Ceasefire Solutions and Taliban Tradeoffs
War in Afghanistan: A Moment of Truth for Both Sides
A negotiated peace for Afghanistan?
Taliban: Half of US troops to leave Afghanistan by May 1
Opinion: End the War in Afghanistan
Why Did Soviets Invade Afghanistan? Documents Offer History Lesson for Trump
Peace in Afghanistan? Don’t Count On It.
The U.S. Isn’t Really Leaving Syria and Afghanistan
On the Verge of Peace, Afghanistan Needs a Carefully Managed Strategy