During Soviet- Afghan conflict from 1979 to 1988 between the capitalist and communist blocs, Saudi Arabia and Gulf Arab States took the side of the former because Soviet Union and Central Asian states produced more energy and consumed less. ..…
Regarding Washington's motives for providing covert support to breakaway factions of Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State's Afghanistan, the US invaded Afghanistan October 2001, in the aftermath of the terror attack, and toppled Taliban with the help of Northern Alliance..…
Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to appear today to provide my perspective on the events that are the subject of Committees inquiry. ..…
George Packer's of Holbrooke's, Our Man Richard Holbrooke and the End of American Century, tells the story of two failures the inability of Holbrooke to become Secretary of State and the inability of United States to continue its post-World War II domination. ..…
Robert O'Brien, who has been serving in Trump administration and was in George W. ..…
O'Brien will be appointed the next adviser on Wednesday morning.. ..…
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 's 43rd released on April 30, 2019, noted, Islamic State Afghanistan, has been degraded on multiple fronts, the group poses security threat to Afghan people and security forces than it did in 2016. ..…
KABUL The United States envoy negotiating with Taliban for end to nearly 18 years of fighting Afghanistan was departing Tuesday for Qatar to resume talks, State Department said, amid concerns about growing threat by Islamic State affiliate.. ..…
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday U.S military Afghanistan has turned into a ridiculous police force in sign that he is open to U.S troop drawdown there after 18 years of war... ..…
The officials believe that Islamic State Afghanistan, known as Islamic State Khorasan, remains problem and is more of threat to Taliban than to West.. ... One intelligence official said Islamic State's Afghanistan branch lacks the sophistication of the core group Syria..…
American intelligence has already issued warning about the capabilities of Islamic State Afghanistan If left unchecked, the terrorists will be able to carry out large-scale attacks in United States and Europe within the next year.. ..…
In indictment, Alexandria, Virginia, has accused Assange of breaking the law by inducing Army Pvt. ..…
In escalation of Trump on the press, Justice Department has indicted WikiLeaks Julian Assange for revealing government secrets under Espionage Act. ..…
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, has been charged with more including under Espionage Act — case that will test the rights of freedom of speech and expression under First Amendment.. ..…
A criminal complaint against Assange, dated Dec 21, 2017, Virginia on Monday, detailed the case federal prosecutors have prepared against the whistle-blower.. ..…
Matthew Hoh Former State Department, Afghanistan and U.S. Army Colonel and diplomat who served at NATO subcommand Allied Forces Central Europe. ..…
WASHINGTON — All American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under Pentagon plan being offered peace negotiations that could lead to Kabul that shares power with Taliban.. ..…
There is little reason to think this threat will not continue so long as the U.S. remains committed to dismantling state after state – Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and now Syria, being the most extreme cases – via its military adventurism in the “War on Terror.” . ..…
Of course Afghan War did not begin in 2001, and began more except with war that saw maybe as many 100,000 dead before Soviets invaded US support to Afghanistan's mujaheddin, the grandfathers of the men we fighting Afghanistan, began six months prior to Soviet invasion. ..…
. — The number of attacks claimed by IS-K, Islamic State Afghanistan, decreased this quarter. ..…
By both sides raised the prospect of negotiated end to the, The duration and scope of Doha between U.S Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban figures was unprecedented, former diplomats and experts said, ments17-year-old war... ..…
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's appointment December of Asadullah Khalid and in the capitals of Afghanistan's major donors. ..…
The influence of Islamic State* Afghanistan remains insignificant at the time when Taliban movement has been expanding its control in the country. ..…
The top US military officer has admitted that Taliban are not losing Afghanistan and much more needs to be done to bring peace to the war-torn country 17 years into the American history... ..…
While Saddam Hussein's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction was the main selling point for Iraq war, ending the dictator's many human rights abuses was another key rationale.. ..…
Hillary Clinton Hosts Afghan President For Dinner. ..…
He has been at the forefront of issues and legislation related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, Middle East and Southwest Asia.. ..…
The recent attack by Islamic State Afghanistan, claims NATO spokesman.. ..…
Islamic State Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for suicide attack on Pakistani Jalalabad, the provincial of Nangarhar. ... The attack showed level of orchestration previously not seen from Islamic State Afghanistan, raising concerns that the ability to carry out..…
Steve Russell, freshman from Oklahoma's Fifth district, is lieutenant colonel who served 21 years in Army where he helped capture Saddam Hussein during Iraq war.. ..…
In November, that Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost, is leading effort to recruit jihadists for Islamic State Afghanistan and Pakistan.. ..…
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Doctors were forced by Central Intelligence Agency and United States Department of Defense to torture prisoners Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay detention camp Cuba, entitled. ..…
Much of U.S mission, is dedicated to combatting the relatively new Islamic State Afghanistan — Islamic State Khorasan Province. ..…
Non-Aligned Movement summit, where they voted to support Iran's energy program and condemn American-led attempt to isolate and punish Islamic republic.. ..…
Peace With Taliban War With Shiite Iran... • The Taliban was created by America, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in the late 0s early 0s to fight Soviet of Afghanistan.. ..…
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that the refusal of some NATO members to send their officers into Iraq for training mission threatens the unity of trans-Atlantic alliance.. ..…
WASHINGTON -- Diplomats are paid to have cool minds and even cooler temperaments, and inside State Department, plenty of America's elite diplomats are privately seething.. ..…