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Mourners offer signs of respect as pallbearers carry the casket of fallen solider Aaron Butler, who was killed in action in Afghanistan earlier in the month, at the funeral in Monticello, Utah, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Emotional funeral for Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan

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An Afghan National army soldier stands guard a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. On Monday, President Donald Trump is planning to deliver his first formal address to the nation since taking office as he reveals to the nation his strategy for the war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

Afghan official: Gunmen storm, attack Shiite mosque in Kabul

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

The Latest: Gunmen kill cleric in Kabul Shiite mosque attack

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The president lashed out at Republican leaders in Congress, suggesting efforts to increase the country's borrowing limit to avoid an economic-rattling default on the nation's debt are &quot;a mess!&quot; (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Afghanistan policy has Trump deploying more troops

By Donald Lambro

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, a U.S. special operations forces servicemember climbs down from a compound wall after investigating suspicious activity, during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban Stronghold, in Afghanistan's Farah province. Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 U.S. troops must fight to win. He pointedly declined to disclose how many more troops will be dispatched to wage Americas longest war. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Taliban ‘cannot win’ on the battlefield, must begin peace talks, says top U.S. commander

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Utah guardsman’s family say he died following his passion

Associated Press

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan speaks to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Khan called for the government to convene a special session of the Parliament to hold a debate on US President Donald Trump's threats. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Islamabad leaders to Trump: Don’t scapegoat Pakistan

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Needed: Afghanistan exit strategy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Bottomless Pit of Afghanistan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Afghanistan war may be unwinnable

By Cal Thomas

Taliban ‘ideology’ by definition cannot be political statement

By Bridget Johnson

Editorials from around Oregon

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan, Fort Myer in Arlington Va. Behind the detail-scarce rhetoric of the new Afghanistan strategy, elements of President Donald Trump's broader approach to foreign conflicts emerge: secret military plans, no &quot;nation-building&quot; and a reliance on regional players to squeeze wayward nations and extremist groups. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

New Afghanistan plan could offer clues to ‘Trump Doctrine’

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer in Arlington Va., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Tillerson says US could punish Pakistan if no cooperation

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. Gen. John Nicholson, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, left, talks with Col. Khanullah Shuja, commander of the national mission brigade of the Afghan special operations force, and U.S. Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, at Camp Morehead in Afghanistan on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. The three officers attended the launch of the Afghan Army’s new special operations corps. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

The Latest: Fresh US troops arriving soon in Afghanistan

Associated Press

In this Aug. 16, 2017, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence takes part in a joint statement with the Chilean president at La Moneda government palace, in Santiago, Chile. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ** FILE **

Mike Pence: Nation building is not the goal for America’s role in Afghanistan

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan, Fort Myer in Arlington Va. Behind the detail-scarce rhetoric of the new Afghanistan strategy, elements of President Donald Trump's broader approach to foreign conflicts emerge: secret military plans, no &quot;nation-building&quot; and a reliance on regional players to squeeze wayward nations and extremist groups. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

A ‘Trump Doctrine’? Clues in his new Afghanistan plan

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

White House opens door to peace talks with the Taliban

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Army Capt. Matthew Ball (right), with wife Giselle Rahn, welcomed Qismat Amin to California. Amin, who worked as a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2015, is one of the few lucky allies who have been able to immigrate to the U.S. (Associated Press/File)

Afghanistan vets reassured by Trump reversing calls for exit

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai tweeted that President Trump's call for fresh American military action "is focused on more war and rivalry in the region." The situation is further complicated by the fact that Pakistan — whom the U.S. has long accused of supporting terror in the region — will likely be involved in peace talks. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump eyes Taliban talks, puts Pakistan on notice in Afghan war plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rex Tillerson to meet with top Pakistani diplomats, discuss new Afghan war plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times