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Paul Richter, diplomatic correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, talked about the work that U.S. ambassadors do in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a discussion with former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense Under Secretary Michele Flournoy on the Afghanistan peace process. Mary…

Associated Press Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee discussed the truce agreement reached between the U.S. and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), testified before a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee to examine the Trump administration’s strategy in…

This CIA report created for President Ronald Reagan provides a general background of the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the role of Islam in the country, and status of the…

John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He outlined the findings and recommendations of recent…

Washington Post investigative reporter Craig Whitlock talked about the findings from his reporting on the Afghanistan Papers.

Panelists at the Brookings Institution discussed the political situation in Afghanistan and the role the Taliban and other power brokers, like the U.S., China, Russia and Pakistan, play in…

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley held a year-end news conference at the Pentagon. Topics discussed included the 2020 National Defense Authorization…

Viewers responded to the question, “Is the war in Afghanistan still worth fighting?” The question arose from a Washington Post three-year investigative series on the war, as well as reports…

General John Nicholson (Retired), the former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, spoke about military and diplomatic efforts in the country at a luncheon hosted by the…

Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) talked about impeachment and U.S. policy in Afghanistan.

For Thanksgiving, President Trump made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to visit with U.S. troops and meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Pamela Constable talked about her tour of Afghanistan and Pakistan, an area she reported on extensively since the early 2000s as Washington Post bureau chief of the region. She discussed…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S. policy in Afghanistan, featuring testimony from two officials from the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.…

Special Inspector General John Sopko and others discussed a report on reintegrating former fighters and their families back into Afghanistan. Topics included peace talks between the Afghan…

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a discussion on the U.S.-Taliban peace process and the potential for sustainable talks. Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani delivered the keynote…

Dan Schilling recalled the efforts of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman, killed during a rescue mission in Afghanistan in 2002. Mr. Schilling is the author of Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor…

Viewers responded to reports that President Trump had cancelled peace talks with the Taliban.

Viewers responded to reports that the U.S. had reached a potential peace deal with the Taliban.