In Afghanistan Taliban re-claim new territory daily. Iran's influence has increased due to our policies. ..…

Eventually it became a tool for killing mostly suspected rank-and-file Afghan Taliban fighters in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, particularly during the Obama administration, which had less stomach and political capital for outright war and came to depend on the covert drone campaign. ..…

Displaced people from Jaghori district arrive in Ghazni city, Afghanistan, on Nov. 14, 2018. Taliban militants in a surprise move stormed security checkpoints in the peaceful Jaghori district last Wednesday and since then fighting has been continuing in Jaghori and the neighboring Malestan..…

Not only has the Taliban not been defeated, it controls large chunks of Afghanistan. ..…