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Afghan Taliban prisoners freed from Bagram Prison walk in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

Taliban warns Kabul against attacks on prisoners freed as part of Afghan peace talks

Ahead of an upcoming release of Taliban detainees held in Afghan prisons, the insurgent group warned the government in Kabul on Tuesday against any attacks on those released, saying such incidents would jeopardize the peace talks.

3 years ago

Donald Trump,Melania Trump

Trump expresses optimism for US peace deal with Taliban

President Donald Trump said Sunday he’s ready to sign a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan if a temporary truce holds in America’s longest war. “Time to come home,” he said.

4 years ago

US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there could be a U.S. agreement with the Taliban over the next days or weeks, but a withdrawal of American forces is not “imminent.”

4 years ago

Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American service member

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban “overreached” with their car bomb attack in a diplomatic area near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, killing an American soldier — and that led President Donald Trump to pull back from planned Afghanistan peace talks at Camp David.

By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Afghan security forces still worth supporting

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are the cornerstone of a durable peace, say the authors of this commentary.

By Col. Abdul Rahman Rahmani and Jason Criss Howk

4 years ago

Trump says 8,600 US troops will stay after Afghanistan withdrawal

President Donald Trump said he plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. forces from Afghanistan if, but will keep 8,600 there for the foreseeable future, pending the outcome of U.S. peace talks with the Taliban, which appear to be concluding.

4 years ago