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The personal impact of an American general on an Afghan officer
In addition to having a profound impact on the author of this commentary, he says Gen. Austin Scott Miller will be remembered as a friend of Afghanistan.
By Col. Abdul Rahman Rahmani
Here’s how Afghan security forces supported the 2019 Afghanistan presidential election
The leaders of the ANDSF learned from the last elections and trained its forces to ensure the Taliban did not interfere in any way in the solemn voting process, says the author of this commentary.
By Col. Abdul Rahman Rahmani
Taliban say Afghanistan has freed several of their prisoners
Taliban officials say several of their group's members have been freed from Afghan jails, including former shadow governors, just days after a U.S. envoy met top Taliban leaders in the Pakistani capital following the suspension of U.S.-Taliban talks last month.
Taliban send high-level delegation to Islamabad in push to resurrect peace deal
The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan’s capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just a month ago.
Iraq’s removal of counterterrorism chief sparks controversy
The Iraqi prime minister’s removal of a top military commander from his post triggered heated political protests and uncertainty over the weekend, at a time of soaring tensions between the country’s chief security partners in the region, Iran and the United States.
Taliban wanted a deal with the US, but negotiators, leadership at odds even before Camp David meeting called off
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others.
US and Taliban resume talks on ending America’s longest war in Afghanistan
A United States envoy and the Taliban resumed negotiations Thursday on ending America's longest war.
New explosion rocks arms depot north of Iraqi capital
A large explosion hit an arms depot belonging to an Iranian-backed militia faction north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest in a series of mysterious blasts at military bases and munitions depots around the country in the past few weeks.
Iraq takes security measures following mysterious blasts
Iraq on Thursday banned unauthorized flights and ordered all military camps and munitions warehouses to be moved outside Iraqi cities following a massive explosion at a munitions depot southwest of Baghdad that killed one civilian and wounded 13 earlier this week.
Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghanistan government
An Afghan official said Sunday that the government would hold its first-ever direct talks with the Taliban within two weeks, but the insurgents quickly denied any such meeting was planned and reiterated their opposition to negotiating with government representatives in their official capacity.
SOCOM: Bulk of war casualties may be operators but SOF readiness is at all-time high
The toll on U.S. special operators and their enablers is on a pace to be worse than last year.
By Kyle Rempfer