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This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP)

Pakistan official: U.S. should end Afghanistan war with Taliban

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Wais Ahmad Barmak, interior minister, left, and Masoom Stanekzai Afghanistan's intelligence chief, right, speaks during a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. At the news conference Wais Ahmed Barmak said they has given neighboring Pakistan confessions and other proof that the militants who carried out a recent series of attacks were trained in Pakistan and that Taliban leaders there are allowed to roam freely. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president slams Pakistan for harboring Taliban

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani upon arrival at the President Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Pence says ‘real progress’ in war in Afghanistan

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks to troops in a hangar at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Pence to Afghan president: US is ‘here to see this through’

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks during a press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said several civilians have been wounded in a rocket attack at Kabul's international airport as Mattis and Stoltenberg are in Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: US airstrike caused civilian casualties

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FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 file photo, shows Taliban leader Mullah Mansour. The U.S. conducted an airstrike Saturday, May 21, 2016, against the Taliban leader the Pentagon said, and a U.S. official said Mansour was believed to have been killed. Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the attack occurred in a remote region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. He said the U.S. was studying the results of the attack. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghan leaders see Taliban leader’s death as hopeful sign

By LYNNE O'DONNELL and MIRWAIS KHAN - Associated Press

Protesters run during a massive anti-government protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 16, 2016. Authorities locked down Afghanistan's capital Monday as tens of thousands of members of an ethnic minority group marched through the streets to protest the proposed route of a power line. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan capital locked down for massive demonstration

By Karim Sharifi - Associated Press

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

Afghanistan's national police and soldiers guard near the area of a suicide attack on the police academy, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Two massive attacks in Kabul on Friday, one striking near a government and military complex in a residential area and the other a suicide bombing outside a police academy, killed at least 35 people, sending the strongest message yet to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — that militants are still able to strike at his heavily fortified seat of power. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Ashraf Ghanim, Afghan president, calls on Pakistan to rein in Taliban

By Rahim Faiez and Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

Zafar Hashemi, a deputy spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2015. An Afghan official said Wednesday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead. (Associated Press)

Taliban confirms death of Mullah Omar, names successor

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This undated file photo reportedly shows the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mullah Omar reported dead may hinder peace process

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John McCain: ‘The rise of ISIS’ should force U.S. to reassess Afghanistan troop withdrawal

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Afghan first lady Rula Ghani adjusts her head scarf during an interview with The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this Monday, May 25, 2015, file photo. Rula Ghani has been quietly breaking conventions since she became first lady in a society that traditionally keeps its women behind closed doors. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Rula Ghani, Afghanistan’s first lady, breaks taboos

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

Afghan security forces members inspect the site of a suicide attack near a new Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April, 18, 2015. A security official says that at least 22 people have been killed after a suicide bomber attacked a bank branch in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Ashraf Ghani: Islamic State responsible for suicide bombing that killed at least 33

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Smoke rises after an explosion during a military exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 2, 2015. Afghanistan's security forces took over full responsibility for the country's security on Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

SEAN PARNELL: Obama’s slow motion retreat from Afghanistan will have consequences

By Sean Parnell

Microphones hover above Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and President Barack Obama during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. (Associated Press)

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, condemns terrorism: ‘They do not speak for Islam’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama waves as he and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani conclude their news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Ghani represents Obama's last, best hope to make good on his promise to end America's longest war by the time he leaves office, keeping just a thousand or so troops at the embassy to coordinate security. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama to maintain Afghanistan troop levels through end of 2015

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a new conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Jonathan Ernst, Pool) ** FILE **

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, thanks U.S. troops for sacrifices in first visit to D.C.

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani waves from a golf cart as he rides to a meeting at the Camp David Presidential retreat, Monday, March 23, 2015, in Camp David, Md. The pace of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan will headline Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to Washington, yet America's exit from the war remains tightly hinged to the abilities of the Afghan forces that face a tough fight against insurgents this spring. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, unlikely to sway Obama on troop drawdown, experts say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a graduation ceremony inspects guards of honor at a military academy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan President Ghani seeks ‘new chapter’ in U.S. relations with D.C. visit

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times