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Security personnel patrol near a park where a would-be attacker was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 16, 2018. A would-be suicide attacker was shot and killed by police in Kabul before he was able to get close to a gathering of supporters of the country's first vice president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, according to police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai. Dostum is currently in Turkey. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Officials: In policy shift, US open to meeting with Taliban

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Security personnel patrol near a park where a would-be attacker was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 16, 2018. A would-be suicide attacker was shot and killed by police in Kabul before he was able to get close to a gathering of supporters of the country's first vice president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, according to police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai. Dostum is currently in Turkey. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

U.S. open to direct talks with Taliban, officials say

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Army ponders changes after insider attack in Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Soldier from South Carolina killed in combat in Afghanistan

Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018, photo, an Afghan national army soldier searches a man at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Peace in Afghanistan seems even more elusive, both for troops on the front lines of this war-battered country and for survivors of countless attacks. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan officials: Taliban kill at least 15 troops, 4 police

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Peace in Afghanistan more elusive as Taliban shrug off talks

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks during, a joint press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 9, 2018. Pompeo used an unannounced trip Monday to Afghanistan to step up the Trump administration's calls for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Mike Pompeo pushes peace talks on unannounced trip to Afghanistan

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a photograph with a member of the U.S. military on Monday as he met briefly with coalition forces at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Mike Pompeo visits Afghanistan to push Taliban peace talks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 30, 2015, file photo, an Afghan National Army soldier rests after he arrives in a camp, outside of Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Najim Rahim via AP) **FILE**

Regional rivals Qatar, UAE to officially join U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Taliban fighters and their supporters carry a representation of the Afghan national flag and a Taliban flag while riding in a motorized vehicle, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 17, 2018. A suicide bomber struck Sunday in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 18 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a holiday cease-fire. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Senate clears Trump pick for new Afghan war commander

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Members of the Helmand Peace Convoy, calling for an end to the 17-year war, are treated for dehydration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 18, 2018 after trekking across the country on foot. The protest march began with a group of nine men and picked up supporters during the long journey, traveling more than 500 kilometers (300 miles) over nearly 40 days. The march began in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, in the Helmand province, an area largely under Taliban control. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghanistan airstrikes on hold amid Taliban ceasefire

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pakistani Taliban choose new chief in place of Fazlullah

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD - Associated Press

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U.S. lawmakers press for signs of progress in Afghan fight

By Natalie Malek The Washington Times - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., presides over a markup of a bill to expand sanctions against Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both Democrats and Republicans think the stalemate between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration can help them in November’s congressional elections, and each could be right. The retirement of Royce makes the seat a prime target for Democrats trying to pick up 23 seats in November’s elections, enough to grab House control. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

U.S. lawmakers press for signs of progress in Afghan fight

By Natalie Malek - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th anniversary celebration, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump’s pick to head fight in Afghanistan calls out Pakistan in hearing

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

US commander warns against leaving Afghanistan too rapidly

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks during a portrait unveiling ceremony for former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pentagon’s plans for Iraq mission shelved

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Portrait of Nathan Brown in his home in Kalispell, Montana on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Brown, who has survived homelessness, war, post-traumatic stress disorder and an attempted suicide, wears a hat with a badge that reads, &quot;Bomb Squad: If you see me running, try to keep up&quot; reminiscent of his time working in explosive ordnance disposal for the U.S. Army. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake via AP)

Army veteran survives hardships, finds new purpose

By HILARY MATHESON - Associated Press

FILE - In this file image made from video broadcast on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, undated footage of Mullah Fazlullah is shown on a projector in Pakistan. An Afghan defense ministry official says Friday, June 15, 2018 a US drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah. Pakistan has been hunting Fazlullah for several years and has repeatedly said he was plotting attacks on Pakistan from safe havens in Afghanistan. (AP Photo via AP Video, File)

Pakistan: Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief ‘significant’

By AMIR SHAH and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

A Palestinian man wearing as a clown presents candies to Muslim girls during Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Eastern Gaza City, Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Gaza residents pray near Israel, as Muslims mark major feast

By Wafaa Shurafa - Associated Press