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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. He talked about the global challenges facing the U.S. military and its partners including threats…

Anthony Cordesman talked about a potential troop increase in Afghanistan.

John Sopko talked about his latest report on Afghanistan reconstruction spending. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series. Each Monday morning a portion of “Washington…

Missy Ryan talked about the potential increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan. She explained some of the specifics of the Trump administration’s plan and the number of troops that could be…

Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke to reporters following a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghan in Kabul about an attack on Afghan soldiers inside a mosque. In his comments Secretary…

Ambassador Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to six countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, talked about recent tensions in both Syria and Afghanistan. He spoke via video link…

Jacqueline Klimas spoke by phone about the U.S. military’s use of the largest non-nuclear bomb against an ISIS tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan.

Sean Spicer briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of issues including the U.S. military’s use of the largest non-nuclear bomb against ISIS targets in eastern…

At a meeting with first responders who were on the scene when the 1-85 bridge in Atlanta caught fire and collapsed the previous month, President Trump called the day’s use of the largest non-nuclear…

Mark Toner briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of international topics, including the bombing of an ISIS target in Afghanistan and Secretary of State Rex…

Representatives Walter Jones (R-NC) and John Garamendi (D-CA) examined H.R. 1666, a bill they co-sponsored which calls for complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

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…

Mohammad Homayun Qayoumi, chief adviser to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, delivered remarks on the future of Afghanistan. He addressed the current security environment, efforts to fight…

Afghanistan Ambassador to the U.S. Hamdullah Mohib discussed the relationship between the U.S. and Afghanistan. Ambassador Mohib’s said that the country’s top priorities included rooting…

Afghanistan military operations commander General John Nicholson updated the Senate Armed Services Committee on security operations and counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan. He described the…

Retired General David Petraeus talked about the role Iraqi and Afghan translators have played in service to U.S. forces and shared some of his experiences with them throughout his military career. He also…

Analysts and former ambassadors talked about possible U.S. policy and strategy toward Afghanistan in the upcoming Trump administration. They assessed the current situation in the region, and laid…

Wall Street Journal Afghanistan correspondent Jessica Donati spoke via Skype from Kabul about U.S. efforts to defeat ISIS and the Taliban. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the…

Brigadier General Charles Cleveland spoke via Skype from Kabul, Afghanistan, about U.S. efforts to fight the Taliban and ISIS* insurgents in Afghanistan. He responded to telephone calls and…

Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S., looked ahead to U.S. policy toward Afghanistan under the Trump administration, followed by panel discussions on the topic. The panels “Security” and…