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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko testified at a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee hearing on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. He warned that…

The State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the country’s ongoing peace efforts at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC.…

Matthew Hoh, an Iraq War veteran and former State Department official, talked about his Counterpunch.com article, “Time for Peace in Afghanistan and an End to the Lies.”

At the daily State Department briefing spokesperson Robert Palladino said the agency would express its displeasure after a top Afghan official accused the Trump administration of trying to…

U.S. Army veteran Eileen Rivers talked about her book, Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan.

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about military operations in the Middle East. General Votel answered…

Pam Constable of the Washington Post spoke by phone about the security situation in Afghanistan, the withdrawal of U.S. troops, and a possible Taliban cease-fire.

Vice President Mike Pence and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani made remarks before a meeting at the 2019 Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. The audio in this program is…

Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said, “There will be no unilateral troop reduction” in Afghanistan. He also backed the NATO alliance…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke about his amendment disapproving of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talked about an amendment he is offering to the Middle East policy bill (S. 1) under consideration in the Senate. The McConnell non-binding amendment expresses…

Bob Schieffer moderated a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussion about the consequences of U.S. military withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan. Participants talked about…

House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about the government shutdown, the Supreme Court decision earlier in the week on transgender troops, U.S. plans to withdraw troops…

The U.S. Institute of Peace held a discussion with U.S. Central Command leaders and academic scholars on the military’s role in Afghanistan and sustaining peace in the country. Topics…

Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) talked about his recent trip to Afghanistan and his concerns about stability within the country.

New America hosted a discussion about the political climate and ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. Participants talked about how the country has changed since the U.S. first sent troops there…

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was the featured speaker at a discussion on the future of Afghanistan’s security and fight against the Taliban. Appearing via video link, he talked about the…

New York Times correspondent C.J. Chivers talked about the American soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Former CIA officer Duane Evans talked about his book Foxtrot in Kandahar, in which he recounts his tour of duty in southern Afghanistan shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist…

The Hudson Institute held a panel discussion on the political climate in Afghanistan. Former Afghan ambassador to France and Canada Omar Samad and acting president of the American University of…