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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

3 years ago

Saifullah Paracha is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner, lawyer says

A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has been approved for release after more than 16 years in custody at the U.S. base in Cuba.

3 years ago

Iran uses violence, politics to try to push American forces out of Iraq

Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander in Baghdad has added new impetus to the effort, stoking anti-American feelings that Tehran hopes to exploit to help realize the goal.

4 years ago

ISIS leader ‘Jabba the Hutt’ captured, taken away in pickup truck bed

A good day for security, but a bad day for Iraq’s delivery food service industry.

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis

What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years 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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago