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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, Afghan army commandos train at the Shorab military camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Despite seemingly stalemated peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, officials familiar with the efforts say the country's intelligence chief has exchanges by telephone nearly every day with leaders of the militant group. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

Afghan officials said to talk nearly every day with Taliban

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Afghan security guard walks in front of Kabul Bank after suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The area where the explosion took place, in the center of the Afghan capital, is home to many businesses. The U.S. Embassy and the NATO headquarters are about 500 meters (yards) away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban suicide bomber targets Kabul bank, kills 5 people

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

An Afghan security guard stand in front of Kabul Bank after suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The area where the explosion took place, in the center of the Afghan capital, is home to many businesses. The U.S. Embassy and the NATO headquarters are about 500 meters (yards) away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Taliban claim Kabul bank attack that killed 5

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Winning in Afghanistan Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

What a win in Afghanistan would look like

By Gary Anderson

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, a U.S. special operations forces servicemember climbs down from a compound wall after investigating suspicious activity, during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban Stronghold, in Afghanistan's Farah province. Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 U.S. troops must fight to win. He pointedly declined to disclose how many more troops will be dispatched to wage Americas longest war. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Taliban ‘cannot win’ on the battlefield, must begin peace talks, says top U.S. commander

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Taliban ‘ideology’ by definition cannot be political statement

By Bridget Johnson

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan, Fort Myer in Arlington Va. Behind the detail-scarce rhetoric of the new Afghanistan strategy, elements of President Donald Trump's broader approach to foreign conflicts emerge: secret military plans, no &quot;nation-building&quot; and a reliance on regional players to squeeze wayward nations and extremist groups. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

New Afghanistan plan could offer clues to ‘Trump Doctrine’

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Rex Tillerson to meet with top Pakistani diplomats, discuss new Afghan war plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai tweeted that President Trump's call for fresh American military action "is focused on more war and rivalry in the region." The situation is further complicated by the fact that Pakistan — whom the U.S. has long accused of supporting terror in the region — will likely be involved in peace talks. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump eyes Taliban talks, puts Pakistan on notice in Afghan war plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan, Fort Myer in Arlington Va. Behind the detail-scarce rhetoric of the new Afghanistan strategy, elements of President Donald Trump's broader approach to foreign conflicts emerge: secret military plans, no &quot;nation-building&quot; and a reliance on regional players to squeeze wayward nations and extremist groups. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

A ‘Trump Doctrine’? Clues in his new Afghanistan plan

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

White House opens door to peace talks with the Taliban

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, July 15, 2017 file photo, Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, center, commander of the Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan; outgoing Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, left, and incoming Maj. Gen. Robin L. Fontes, second left, salute during a change of command ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan. In an &quot;open letter&quot; to U.S. President Donald Trump, Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday reiterated their call for a withdrawal of troops to end the protracted war. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

US soldier killed in battle with IS in Afghanistan

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

As American forces and national commandos continue to battle in Afghanistan, the Taliban have sent an "open letter" to President Trump reiterating calls for U.S. troops to leave the country after 16 years of war. (Associated Press)

John McCain, Taliban have Afghanistan War plans; Donald Trump doesn’t

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

New arguments scheduled in Russian Taliban appeal

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An Afghan policeman stands guard near to the site of a suicide bomber struck at a NATO convoy in Kandahar southern of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. A suicide bomber struck a NATO convoy near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday, causing casualties, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo)

US military: Georgian soldier killed in latest Afghan attack

By KATHY GANNON and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in western Herat province of Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. Thousands of angry residents carried the bodies of 31 people who died in a horrific suicide attack on a Shiite Mosque in western Herat. (AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)

Pentagon: 2 US service members killed in Afghanistan blast

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, July 24, 2017 file photo, Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. In the last week the Taliban have overrun two districts in the north and west of Kabul, temporarily cut a key highway linking the capital to the north and staged a suicide bombing in the heart of the capital Kabul. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini, File)

Q&A: A look at why the Taliban seem to be unstoppable

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this April 14, 2017, file photo, Afghan commandos arrive at Pandola village near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) **FILE**

Russian heavy weaponry seen in hands of Taliban fighters: Report

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24

By Kathy Gannon and Amir Shah - Associated Press

The Latest: Taliban stalk hospital killing wounded police

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