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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Afghan government says elections are top priority, then peace deal
President Trump abruptly called off talks to end American's longest war last week.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2019
Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks ‘dead’
It was the group's first international visit following the collapse of talks with Washington on Afghanistan.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Dana Milbank: Trump’s Taliban proposal leaves us wondering what else he could be planning
The president’s secret talks with the insurgents thankfully fell through. But what will his next cockamamie idea be?
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Our View: Remembering the toll of 9/11, nearly 2 decades later
As our collective memory fades, the anniversary should be about the people who truly can never forget the attacks.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2019
Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’
The president makes the comment one day after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders
He tweets Saturday that he has 'called off peace negotiations' following a Taliban attack in Kabul that killed a U.S. soldier.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Commentary: We can’t leave Afghanistan without protecting our closest allies first
What will happen to the local staffers who have risked their lives to support the U.S. mission?
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Taliban attacks test Trump as he seeks to end Afghan war
The Afghan government and others worry that the attacks during ongoing U.S.-Taliban talks are evidence that the insurgent group cannot be trusted.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Commentary: Trump now faces Obama’s dilemma in Afghanistan
The president doesn't want to commit the troops necessary to win, but he also doesn't want to surrender.
