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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.…

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…

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…

Steve Coll looked at the CIA’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the problematic relationship between the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He spoke at the…

Rebecca Zimmerman talked about the security situation in Afghanistan 16 years after U.S. troops arrived in that country. Pamela Constable, speaking by phone from Kabul, talked about the…

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to the family of an airman killed in Afghanistan. Sergeant John Chapman was killed in action by enemy fire in March 2002. Several of Sergeant…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan. Secretary Pompeo discussed U.S. strategy in the region and responded to…

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about U.S. policy in Afghanistan. She addressed questions about…

Rand Corporation’s Laurel Miller discussed the U.S. role in Afghanistan and the military and political stability of that country.

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Army Lieutenant General Austin Miller to be promoted to the rank of general and become commander of U.S. and NATO…