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Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize weapons, Chinese arsenal growing
Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."
By The Associated Press
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Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal
In a speech in Finland, Blinken said a cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal would simply “freeze current lines in place.”
Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan, argued that the Taliban have reason not to push for a military victory and instead pursue a negotiated political settlement.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US, NATO forces begin final phase of Afghan pullout
Saturday marks the official start of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.
Top US general in Afghanistan says military begins closing down operations
The U.S. military and NATO would be shipping some military equipment out of Afghanistan while deciding what would remain behind with the Afghan Defense and Security Force, said Gen. Austin Miller.
US-backed peace conference for Afghanistan’s warring sides postponed as Taliban balk
The Taliban dismissed the U.S.-promoted conference in Istanbul as a political spectacle serving American interests.
US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan
The Biden administration will begin pulling out its remaining 2,500 troops on May 1 and complete the pullout at the latest by Sept. 11 — the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaida terror attack on the U.S.
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan
Biden has inched so close to the deadline that his indecision amounts almost to a decision to put off, at least for a number of months, a pullout of the remaining 2,500 troops.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Getting wrong the right way to get out of Afghanistan
If the U.S. is serious about pushing a major peace plan with the Afghans, then it had better stay the course and see them all the way through to a comprehensive peace, says the author of this commentary.
By Jeffrey A. Stacey
Militias a growing challenge for Iraq ahead of talks with US
A fourth round of so-called strategic Iraq-U.S. talks is scheduled for next week after the Iraqi government requested it, partly in response to pressure from Shiite political factions and militias loyal to Iran that have lobbied for the remaining U.S. troops to leave Iraq.
Special Operations Command chief: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
Gen. Richard Clarke echoed the sentiments of other military leaders, saying it’s clear that the Taliban has not upheld its commitment to reduce violence in Afghanistan.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press