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Ronald Neumann, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan during the George W. Bush administration, talked about the American withdrawal from the country and the Taliban takeover. Mr. Neu…

Military and policy experts talked about the new report on how the U.S. should modidy its strategy in Afghanistan from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Focused Engagement: A Ne…

Former Afghanistan Commander General David Petraeus and two former ambassadors talked about a report on the future of U.S. operations in Afghanistan. General Petraeus said there is cause to …

Afghanistan Ambassador to the U.S. Hamdullah Mohib talked about the potential for successful democracy, peace, and unity in Afghanistan, relations with the U.S., and security challenges faci…

Former U.S. Ambassadors to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, Ronald Neumann, and Ryan Crocker participated in a discussion about the U.S. role in Afghanistan. They spoke about their diplomatic r…

Panelists talked about the Obama administration’s proposed drawdown of troops from Afghanistan and its effects on U.S-Afghan relations. They also discussed the pending presidential run-off e…

Former NATO commander General John Allen and other experts on Afghanistan’s talked about the country’s upcoming presidential election and the planned withdrawal of foreign troops from the co…

Panelists talked about about the complexities of development objectives in Afghanistan. Ron Neumann in his remarks said that the U.S. is hurting its own cause by not projecting “an image of …

Panelists spoke about U.S. operations in Afghanistan and preparations for the 2014 troop withdrawal. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. strategy in the region, the capabilities of Afg…

Witnesses testified on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The hearing took place two days after the killing by U.S. forces of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Ranking Committee Member Di…

Panelists spoke about U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, as well as formulating exit strategies for eventual U.S. withdrawal. Among the topics they addressed were the current security …

Panelists spoke about U.S. military and diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and a NATO summit on the future of Afghanistan taking place in Lisbon, Portugal. They also responded to questions fr…

Panelists talked about current military operations in Afghanistan and U.S. counterinsurgency strategy. They compared operations in Afghanistan with the the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Following t…

Ronald Neumann and William Milam talked about U.S. strategy in combating terrorist activity in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Ambassador Ronald Neumann talked about the challenges affecting the relationship between the U.S. and Afghanistan as well as the opportunities for continued cooperation between the two count…