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In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

IG says U.S. officials pressured to hide Afghan problems

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Security personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday targeted an under-construction medical facility near the Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the capital Kabul, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Officials: Taliban target Afghan security forces, killing 26

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

The Afghan government's cease-fire with the Taliban is expected to last a week and up to 10 days, according to a news report. (Associated Press)

Taliban agree to cease-fire in Afghanistan

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, photo, Maulvi Niaz Mohammad, 45, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press inside the Pul-e-Charkhi jail in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thousands of Taliban prisoners jailed as insurgents see a peace deal being hammered out in Qatar as their ticket to freedom. Prisoner release is a key pillar of any agreement the U.S. strikes with the Taliban to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Taliban attack Afghan forces in country’s north, killing 14

By TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press

An Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of suicide attack in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. An Afghan official says a suicide attack has targeted a convoy carrying officials from the country's intelligence service, killing five people, including a child, in eastern Nangarhar province. The Taliban claimed the attack. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Taliban attack kills 17 militia in northern Afghanistan

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2010 file photo, U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Martin, of Tuscon, Ariz., left, and Pfc. Richard Flynn, of Starke, Fla., of Tactical Command Post, HQ Company, 2-502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, take up a fighting position behind a barrier, during a joint patrol with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Iowa's second-largest city has managed to keep flooding at bay largely because of the barriers that were widely used to protect soldiers in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Crews in Cedar Rapids hastily erected Hesco barriers along miles of the Cedar River through neighborhoods and downtown. As of Tuesday morning, Sept. 27, 2016, the sand-filled containers had protected thousands of properties. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Taliban target Afghan army in country’s south, kill 10

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Illustration on the Afghanistan puzzle by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The “Afghanistan Papers” and the delusions of nation-building

By Jed Babbin

Taliban target Afghan army in country’s north, kill 6 troops

By TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019 filephoto, members of the peace movement chat after an interview in Kabul, Afghanistan. On Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, the Taliban ambushed a peace convoy in Farah province in western Afghanistan and abducted 26 activists, members of a peace movement. A police spokesman said the insurgents forced the six-vehicle convoy to a halt, then got into the cars and drove to an unknown location. The spokesman said Wednesday that a police operation is underway to locate and free the activists, whose convoy was going village-to-village to rally for peace. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghan activist says Taliban freed 27 members of his group

By TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press

In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, members of the peace movement chat after an interview in Kabul, Afghanistan. On Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, the Taliban ambushed a peace convoy in Farah province in western Afghanistan and abducted 26 activists, members of a peace movement. A police spokesman said the insurgents forced the six-vehicle convoy to a halt, then got into the cars and drove to an unknown location. The spokesman said Wednesday that a police operation is underway to locate and free the activists, whose convoy was going village-to-village to rally for peace. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghan official says Taliban abducted 26 peace activists

By Tameem Akhgar - Associated Press

Taliban attack on Afghan army checkpoint kills 7 troops

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump makes Christmas Eve video call to U.S. troops: ‘You’re tremendous warriors’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

File- in this Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Photo, Resolute Support (RS) forces remove a destroyed vehicle after a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American service member was killed in action on Monday in Afghanistan the U.S. military said in a statement without providing more details. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, file)

Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Hawa Alam Nuristani, center, chief of Election Commission of Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The election commission is to announce the results of the Sept. 28 election Sunday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president appears to win new term in initial results

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham speaks during a press conference at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Donald Trump will announce an American troop drawdown this week, which could begin before the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

In Afghanistan, Sen. Graham says US troop drawdown possible

By TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press

The Way Out of Afghanistan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Washington Post draws wrong conclusions on Afghan war lessons learned

By Gary Anderson

In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ** FILE **

U.S. to pull 4,000 troops from Afghanistan: Report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Taliban abduct 45 people from gov’t employee’s funeral

By TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press