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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2001 file photo, Suhail Shaheen, then Deputy ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, gives an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Taliban spokesman says the seventh and latest round of peace talks with the U.S. is &quot;critical,&quot; as the militant group meets with Washington's envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Mideastern state of Qatar, where it maintains a political office. (AP Photo/Tariq Aziz, File)

US, Taliban scramble to finalize draft on troop withdrawal

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers stand amid the aftermath of Monday's attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The Taliban set off a powerful bomb in downtown Kabul on Monday, killing a several people and wounding more than a hundred, and sending a cloud of smoke billowing over the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Trump Afghanistan message sparks violence, threatens peace talks, experts say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Australian police arrest 3 over alleged Sydney terror plot

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE In this file photo taken on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader, third from left, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for talks in Moscow, Russia. The seventh and latest round of peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban is &quot;critical,&quot; said Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen on Sunday June 30, 2019, the second day of talks with Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Mideastern state of Qatar, where the militant group maintains a political office. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

All-Afghan peace summit set for July, but on Taliban terms

By KATHY GANNON and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Smokes rises after a huge explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 1, 2019. Powerful explosion rocks Afghan capital, with smoke seen billowing from downtown area near U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Powerful bomb blast rocks Afghan capital; scores wounded in downtown Kabul

By Amir Shah and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

The Latest: Pradeep ruled out of World Cup with chickenpox

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In this May 28, 2019, file photo, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. Shaheen told The Associated Press that the Taliban's negotiating team was set to open talks with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. He has been in the region for several weeks meeting a legion of regional and Afghan officials, including Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

U.S., Taliban open Doha talks in fresh bid to end war

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2019, file image made from video, Australia's Federal Police, top, enter the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster, during a raid on their offices in Sydney, Australia. Australia's three largest media organizations have joined forces to demand press freedom law reforms that would prevent journalists from risking prison for doing their job. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP, File)

Whistleblower returns to Australian court over Afghan leak

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Press Information Department, visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, reviews guard of honor with Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Ghani has arrived on his first visit to Pakistan, in an attempt to forge a fresh relationship with Prime Minister Imran Khan's government and reach out to Islamabad for help in getting the Taliban to talk peace with Kabul.(Press Information Department,via AP)

Afghan president visits Pakistan, talks peace, renews ties

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to a question during a news conference at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, during an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Pompeo says US hoping for Afghan peace pact before Sept 1

By KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks from a helicopter with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, as Pompeo returns to his plane after an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

U.S. military says 2 service members killed in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

US watchdog: Bad spending oversight hampers Afghan troops

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Afghanistan Withdrawal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Taliban, Afghan government are locked in conflict, and a U.S. exit may be the least-bad option

By Jerrod A. Laber

Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US, general says

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

1st Battalion, 128th Infantry deploying to Afghanistan

Associated Press

In this Thursday, May 30, 2019, file photo, Ajmal Omar a member of the Nangarhar provincial council speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, right, speaks during the Eid al-Fitr at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June. 4, 2019. Eid al-Fitr prayer marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president says he’ll visit Pakistan to improve ties

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Strategic U.S. military presence

By Staff

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs after a new conference with President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May at the Foreign Office, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in central London. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pompeo denies Ashraf Ghani is cut out of Taliban peace talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

US envoy for Afghanistan on 2-week peace mission

Associated Press