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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, speaks before a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

At Pentagon, Afghan President Ghani expresses confidence his country will survive U.S. pullout

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan. With American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan, pressure has been mounting for the Biden administration to plan a military evacuation of Afghans who supported U.S. military operations during two decades of war in their country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

‘Last hurrah’: Biden to meet embattled Afghan leaders amid Taliban gains

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

$Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation gives an interview to The Associated Press at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator says the often fractured Afghan political leadership must unify or risk the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops that has officially begun bringing more bitter fighting. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)$

AP INTERVIEW: Peace chief says Afghan gov’t must step up

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Chief Afghan peace envoy says US troops pulling out too soon

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Afghanistan’s chief peace envoy Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Abdullah on Saturday said India’s civil and military leadership were supportive of an inclusive, peaceful settlement of the Afghan peace process and that interactions with New Delhi were expected to further deepen in the course of coming weeks and months. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

AP Interview: Top Afghan negotiator lauds India’s support

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Abdullah ended a three-day visit to Pakistan optimistic the uneasy neighbors had turned a corner away from a relationship marked by suspicion and downright hostility toward one akin to a partnership for peace in the region. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Envoy pushes Pakistan to press Taliban to lessen violence

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this Aug. 19, 2019, photo, a man waves an Afghan national flag during Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban fighters attacked an army checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, killing 14 military personnel, the Defense Ministry said Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) **FILE**

Top Afghan official says peace still possible with Taliban despite claims of spike in violence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (center) held his inauguration with second Vice President Sarwar Danish (right) and first Vice President Amrullah Salehnistan on Monday. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. peace talks in doubt as Afghan leaders feud

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Second Vice President Sarwar Danish, right, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center and first Vice President Amrullah Saleh, attend a ceremony for Ghani winning a 2nd term in the presidential election, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Ashraf Ghani-Abdullah Abdullah feud threatens Trump Afghanistan peace deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Hawa Alam Nuristani, center, chief of Election Commission of Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The election commission is to announce the results of the Sept. 28 election Sunday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president appears to win new term in initial results

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, leaves after addressing the media following a conference with his party members and few candidates in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Afghanistan's leading presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, announced temporary truce, agreeing to allow ballot recount Sunday in provinces where his supporters had stopped the process for almost a month. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Afghan presidential candidate to allow ballot recount

Associated Press

Afghan election workers check ballot papers of September's presidential election during the recounting process of ballot papers at Independent Election Commission counting center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Polling was held on Sept. 28, but the announcement of results repeatedly postponed after accusations of misconduct and technical issues with counting ballots.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan candidate halts another attempt at ballot recount

Associated Press

In this Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 photo, an Afghan soldier stands guard in front of an election poster for presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban have warned Afghanistan’s 9.6 million eligible voters to stay away from polling stations during Saturday’s presidential election. Ghani and and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah -- who shared power for five years in a so-called unity government -- are the leading contenders in the election. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

At a glance: Key factors in Afghanistan’s tense election

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, listens during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the presidential palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. While there will be 18 names on the presidential ballot when Afghans go to the polls on Sept. 28 only five, including Ghani, have been campaigning after several suspended their campaigns believing a peace deal with the Taliban was imminent. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Top 5 Afghan presidential candidates in Saturday’s election

By TAMEEM AKHGAR and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Abdullah Abdullah, a candidate in Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election speaks during an interview at his home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Abdullah Abdullah, a leading contender in this weekend's presidential election, is alleging widespread abuses of power by his rival, incumbent President Ashraf Ghani. The painting behind Abdullah shows him with Ahmad Shah Masood, a hero to some in Afghanistan, who was killed in an al Qaida suicide bombing on Sept. 9, 2001, just two days before Al Qaida terrorists attacked the United States killing nearly 3,000 people. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

AP Interview: Key Afghan presidential candidate claims fraud

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 file photo, Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, participates in a session at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Afghanistan's chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, urged the world not to give up on his impoverished country, which has struggled with corruption, political instability and a long Taliban insurgency. He told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: &quot;Don't lose patience. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)

Afghan CEO urges patience amid talk of US troops withdrawal

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Afghanistan braces for rematch between political rivals

Associated Press

"Is it not better to have these [political] debates with these groups than to have those groups planning attacks?" asks Abdullah Abdullah, a top Afghan leader.
Afghanistan's Chief of Executive, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, talks during a press conference after he escaped from three suicide attacks during a funeral ceremony, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jun 3, 2017. Explosions in Kabul on Saturday killed at least six people attending a funeral attended by government officials, including members of parliament, a day after hundreds of demonstrators turned out to demand more security in the capital. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini) (Associated Press)

Abdullah Abdullah: Taliban should have role in peace talks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani talk at the start of their bilateral commission talks at Char Chinar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

John Kerry presses Afghan leaders on unity; no U.S. troop changes

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, speaks while State Secretary John Kerry, right and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, listen, during a dinner reception at the Department of State, in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Abdullah Abdullah of Afghanistan worries about Islamic State’s presence in his nation

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times