Agreement with Taliban is being reviewed. Along with U.S. and coalition leaders, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul to review the…
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U.S. Seeks UN-Led Afghan Peace Talks
Full withdrawal of U.S. troops by May 1 still under consideration. Secretary of State Antony Blinken submitted a plan to accelerate talks with the Taliban over peace in…
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U.S. in Peace Talks with the Taliban
General Milley opens discussions between leaders. The U.S.-Taliban agreement was cemented last February to begin to put an end to the conflict raging since 2001. According to the…
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U.S. Begins Base Closures in Afghanistan
The troop drawdown continues. As part of the deal reached last February with the Taliban, the United States has closed at least ten bases across Afghanistan. The base…
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U. S. Closes 5 Military Bases in Afghanistan
Action comes as part of Taliban peace deal. Five American military bases in Afghanistan have now been closed as part of an agreement the U.S. signed with the…
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U.S. to Withdraw $1 billion in Aid From Afghanistan.
Infighting within Afghan leadership caused the breakdown in negotiations. After a whirlwind day in Kabul in which he met with feuding Afghan leaders, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
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Secretary Pompeo in Kabul on Urgent Mission
Political impasse has undermined U.S. efforts. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul on Monday on what the State Department said is an urgent, unannounced one-day diplomatic…
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United States Signs Taliban Deal
More talks and troop withdrawals coming American and Taliban officials signed a historic agreement Saturday, setting the table for a reduction of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and unprecedented…
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