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FILE - In this Saturday, July 21, 2018 file photo, Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, arrives to address an election campaign rally in Islamabad, Pakistan. A Pakistani government spokesman says on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 President Donald Trump has reached out to Prime Minister Khan, sending him a letter seeking Islamabad's cooperation in bringing the Taliban to negotiating table to end the 17-year war in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan says Trump seeks help on Taliban talks

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Colorado troop leaders head to Afghanistan

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Former ambassador to Croatia, state senator hosts forum

By JIM THERRIEN - Associated Press

Senior leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, center, delivers a speech to his fighters, in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan, in this Friday, May 27, 2016 file photo. Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 it was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan) ** FILE **

Mullah Abdul Manan, Taliban leader, killed in U.S. drone strike

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Airman killed in Afghanistan followed in family’s footsteps

By ANDREW GOLDSTEIN - Associated Press

Platoon Leader Anthony Pinchuk of Green Bay holds his son William after a sendoff ceremony for the Wisconsin Army National Guard 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry at the Lambeau Field Atrium on Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Green Bay, Wis. (Adam Wesley/The Post-Crescent via AP)

Wisconsin Guard soldiers given send-off for Afghanistan

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An Afghan security force walks around the site of suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Taliban insurgents staged a coordinated attack targeting a security firm in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing people and wounding others. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban attack in Kabul killed 6, including British national

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Security forces block a road at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Najib Danish, spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the attack in Kabul took place when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives and then other insurgents started a gun battle with forces in the area. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Briton among 6 dead in Taliban attack in Kabul

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In this Nov. 26, 2018, photo, a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Leandro A. Jasso, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. A rash of American combat deaths in Afghanistan puts a spotlight on a stalemated 17-year war that is testing President Donald Trump’s commitment to pursuing peace with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Rise in US deaths in Afghanistan clouds outlook for peace

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Security forces block a road at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Najib Danish, spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the attack in Kabul took place when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives and then other insurgents started a gun battle with forces in the area. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Official says airstrike in Afghanistan was US

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Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani speaks during a panel discussion at the United Nations Office at Geneva, during the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (Denis Balibouse/pool photo via AP)

Top diplomats at UN meeting offer support for Afghanistan

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

In this undated photo released by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)/Department of Defense shows Sgt. Leandro Jasso, 25, who was assigned to Company A, 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Sgt. Jasso was wounded by small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. He was immediately treated and medically evacuated to the nearest medical treatment facility, where he died of his wounds. (United States Special Operations Command/Department of Defense via AP)

Soldier from Washington state killed in Afghanistan

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In this Aug. 17, 2018, photo provided by BLM/USDA Forest Service, members of a fire crew out of Lakeview, Ore., works on the Cougar Creek Fire in central Washington state. After being in firefights in Afghanistan and Iraq, members of the new elite crew are bringing their military experience to bear as they battle wildfires in the most rugged country back home The Lakeview Crew 7 is comprised almost entirely of U.S. military veterans. (Kari Greer/BLM/USDA Forest Service via AP)

Unique firefighting crew has common trait: Military service

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

US soldier, 2 Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan

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After warzones, Reno Scandinavian shop a new start for owner

By JENNIFER KANE - Associated Press

Illustration on future policy in Afghanistsn by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Substitutes for victory in Afghanistan

By Clifford D. May

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40 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, Afghan National Army soldiers participate in a live fire training exercise, at the Afghan Military Academy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A new assessment of U.S.-led efforts to compel the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal in Afghanistan says there has been “little clear progress” in recent months. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

New assessment: ‘Little clear progress’ in Afghanistan war

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2009 file photo, then-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Zalmay Khalilzad, speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters. Taliban officials said Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 that Pakistan has released Abdul Samad Sani, a U.S.-designated terrorist who served as the Afghan Central Bank governor during the militants' rule, along with a lower-ranking commander named Salahuddin. It came as U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad launched a second tour of the region, with stops in Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates as well as Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Virginia resident was once executive chef in Afghanistan

By BY HOLLY PRESTIDGE - Associated Press