Trump's South Asia strategy, unveiled August 2017, calls for open-ended deployment of U.S forces with the goal of compelling Taliban to negotiate peace with Afghanistan's backed government.. ... Pompeo's remarks are expected to add to speculation that Trump is prepared to strike any..…

In a sense, the situation isn’t complicated: the U.S. war in Afghanistan cannot be won. ... The Taliban would then dominate much of the south and east, leaving Afghanistan divided and still violent indeed until, perhaps, like the South Vietnamese government, the one in Kabul..…

“This has badly affected our campaign so far,” Nabil, the two-time head of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS), told RFE/RL on July 30. “The government knows the high security threat to me, but it is still not cooperating.” . ..…

-led Afghan forces in late 2001, but they have rejected calls for a ceasefire until all foreign forces leave Afghanistan. . The Afghan government and the Taliban were not immediately available to comment on the U.N. report. . ..…

By the use of homemade bombs and airstrikes, The UN Assistance Mission Afghanistan said in its latest report ground raids and clashes caused the civilian casualties, followed.. It said pro-government forces killed 717 Afghans and wounded 680 in the six months to June, 31% increase from..…

The deaths and injuries were among more than 24,000 grave violations against children verified by United Nations including the recruitment and use of youngsters by combatants, violence, abductions, and attacks on schools and hospitals, .. ..…