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New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer
All US troops to leave Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban meets commitments of peace deal
The signing could help President Donald Trump fulfill a key campaign promise to extract America from its “endless wars.” Under the agreement, the U.S. will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments to prevent Afghanistan from being a launchpad for terrorist attacks.
By Howard Altman
Sen. McSally ad blasts Navy vet running against her
A vulnerable swing state Republican, McSally served in the Air Force.
Operation Holiday Express brings gifts to US troops in Syria
Hundreds of American troops based in Syria have received Christmas gifts thanks to Operation Holiday Express, launched by U.S.-led coalition forces from across the border in neighboring Iraq.
Taliban say Afghanistan has freed several of their prisoners
Taliban officials say several of their group's members have been freed from Afghan jails, including former shadow governors, just days after a U.S. envoy met top Taliban leaders in the Pakistani capital following the suspension of U.S.-Taliban talks last month.
Taliban send high-level delegation to Islamabad in push to resurrect peace deal
The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan’s capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just a month ago.
Taliban wanted a deal with the US, but negotiators, leadership at odds even before Camp David meeting called off
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others.
US and Taliban resume talks on ending America’s longest war in Afghanistan
A United States envoy and the Taliban resumed negotiations Thursday on ending America's longest war.
Are moderate Dem ‘Sentries’ — not ‘Squad’ — the ones to watch in 2020?
Two of the five are Navy vets.
The Navy’s journey from racial segregation to equality
Even after President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 in 1948, integrating all branches of the U.S. military, every ship of the line remained white.
By Thomas W. Fleming, MHQ Magazine
House Democratic leaders hopeful progressive wing won’t derail defense policy bill
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says progressives have a path to vote for the chamber’s annual defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould