Afghanistan

U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader sign a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. The United States is poised to sign a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing U.S. troops to return home from America's longest war.

Taliban Warns Afghanistan Peace Deal With U.S. Is Near a Breaking Point

The U.S. and NATO have already begun to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, stands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 23, 2020.

U.S. Slashes $1 Billion in Aid to Afghanistan After Pompeo Trip to Kabul

Two men have declared themselves President of the country after disputed el...

Two men have declared themselves President of the country after disputed elections

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press briefing in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 5, 2020.

Secretary of State Pompeo Arrives in Afghanistan in Attempt to Push Peace Deal Forward

The peace process has stalled amid political turmoil in Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban fighters and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal signed between the U.S. and Taliban in Laghman Province, Alingar district in Afghanistan on Mar. 2, 2020.

The U.N. Has Unanimously Backed the U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal for Afghanistan

The U.S.-sponsored resolution says the door is now open for "intra-Afghan n...

The U.S.-sponsored resolution says the door is now open for "intra-Afghan negotiations” aimed at ending the war

A U.S. Army helicopter flies outside of Camp Shorab in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2017.

'I Didn’t Think We’d Get Out Like That.' Veterans Have Mixed Feelings as U.S. Withdraws Troops From Afghanistan

Most veterans of the 18-year war in Afghanistan wouldn't have predicted thi...

Most veterans of the 18-year war in Afghanistan wouldn't have predicted this was how the fightback after the attacks of 9/11 would end: with the U.S. President calling the conflict a waste of American blood...

Afghan people chant after a few rockets are fired during inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 9, 2020.

U.S. Begins Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan After Striking Deal With Taliban

The U.S. has said its partial troop withdrawal over an 18-month period prov...

The U.S. has said its partial troop withdrawal over an 18-month period provided for in the deal will be linked to the Taliban keeping their promises

US President Donald Trump (L) and Vice President Mike Pence (C) observe the dignified transfer of two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on Feb. 10, 2020.

President Trump's Disgraceful Peace Deal with the Taliban

There is a difference between peace and retreat. The Trump administration’s...

There is a difference between peace and retreat. The Trump administration’s agreement with the Taliban represents a full retreat. It’s an agreement that most Republicans would deplore if a Democrat president made the deal, and...