Generals Say Afghan Exit Would Have Been Smoother Had Biden Listened to the Generals
Two unclassified after-action reports shine a new—if one-sided—light on the evacuation.
Moulton and Meijer Make Unauthorized Afghanistan Trip
Grandstanding in the midst of chaos is a bad look.
Biden Feared Political Backlash Over Bringing Afghans to America
A humanitarian crisis made worse by shameful delays.
The Impending Fall of Afghanistan
For years, American troops fought a ‘forever war’ to delay the inevitable. It’s now coming.
Trump And Afghanistan: New President, Same Policy
President Trump’s Afghanistan policy sounds awfully familiar, and it’s likely to lead to the same results.
Trump’s Military Advisers Want Him To Expand America’s Longest War
America’s longest war is still going on, and President Trump’s advisers want him to continue his predecessor’s policies of continuing to re-expand American forces in a war that has seemingly no end.
U.S. To Halt Withdrawal Of Forces From Afghanistan
The plan to withdraw nearly all American forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2016 is being put on hold.
Quietly, Obama Decides American Forces Will Continue To Engage In Combat In Afghanistan After 2014
You thought the American combat role in Afghanistan would end on December 31st? Think again.
U.S., Afghanistan Sign Agreement To Keep 10,000 U.S. Troops In Country Past 2014
U.S. troops will be in Afghanistan for at least the next three years.
Hamid Karzai Blasts United States In Farewell Address
Before leaving office, Hamid Karzai is once again biting that hand that has fed him for the past decade.
Ashraf Ghani Declared ‘Winner’ Of Afghan Election Plagued By Fraud Allegations
There’s a declared winner in Afghanistan’s Presidential Election, but a cloud hangs over the results.
All U.S. Troops Will Be Out Of Afghanistan After 2016, Most Will Be Out By December
An imperfect timetable, but better than nothing.
Hamid Karzai Says Afghanistan Doesn’t Need U.S. Troops To Stay After 2014
Afghanistan’s outgoing President says that his nation doesn’t need American troops to stay after the end of the year.
White House: U.S. Will Leave Afghanistan If Karzai Balks On New Troop Deal
Hamid Karzai’s refusal to sign a new security agreement may result in all U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan by the end of the year.
Robert Gates Hits Obama, Biden, Clinton In New Book, But Will Americans Care?
A new book by former SecDef Robert Gates is making political waves in Washington power circles, but will it matter to ordinary Americans?
American Public Prefers A Less Interventionist U.S. Foreign Policy
A new poll finds the American public far less supportive of the idea of the U.S. as the world’s policeman.
Frustration With Karzai Pushing Obama Toward “Zero Option” In Afghanistan
Frustrations with the mercurial leader of Afghanistan may increase the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Administration Silent On Future Plans For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
The United States is currently negotiating for a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan after 2014, but they’re not sharing their plans with the American people.
Zero U.S. Troops In Afghanistan After 2014 A Possibility
The idea of completely pulling out of Afghanistan after 2014 is very compelling.
Afghanistan Eleven Years And 2,000 American Deaths Later
The Afghanistan War is officially eleven years old today.
Jimmy Carter: U.S. Under Obama Is A “Widespread Violator Of Human Rights”
From one Nobel Peace Prize winner to another.
