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

Afghanistan Is Not Vietnam

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

The Afghanistan enigma

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

 America 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

What’s Next

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

Afghanistan Is Not Iraq

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

Pentagon: ‘Robust counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan must continue – even if peace deal is reached

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

A lot of nations are involved in Afghan security. Here are the challenges and benefits of this approach

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

The Afghanistan conundrum

‘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?

Peace in Afghanistan?

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

Afghanistanʼs next chapter

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

Trumpʼs gift to the Taliban

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