U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans ...
The great paradox: strategic thinking in an unstrategic world
Much of my 2025 will be devoted to co-authoring a book with my great English friend, David Richards. The title is "The Great ...
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes
Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an ...
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Democrats Will Regret Not Stripping Trump’s Dangerous War Powers
Biden and Congress squandered a chance to end the legal underpinnings of the forever war. The president-elect will once again ...
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — and for the struggling network
CNN is on trial for libel this week before a jury in Florida, and it comes at a particularly inopportune time for legacy ...
US Inadvertently Funding the Taliban, Republican Says
"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.
U.S. Presses for Release of Americans Held in Afghanistan
The White House has discussed a possible swap with the Taliban for a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay, according to people familiar ...
US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees, WSJ reports
The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country for at least one ...
White House reportedly negotiating with Taliban to swap Americans for alleged bin Laden ally held in Guantanamo Bay
President Joe Biden is reportedly trying to negotiate a hostage deal with the Taliban to bring home three Americans in ...
Afghanistan hires Younis Khan as team mentor for Champions Trophy in Pakistan
Afghanistan has hired former Pakistan captain Younis Khan as a mentor for its cricket team at next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
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Will Former Friends Pakistan and the Taliban Be Able to Mend Relations?
To address its terrorism concerns, Pakistan is simultaneously pursuing diplomacy with the Taliban government in Afghanistan ...
US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo
The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner.