Category: Afghanistan

Food Qatar to host Afghani peace negotiations starting Sept. 12: statement – Reuters Africa

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Food A Striking Reversal: Trump’s Attacks on the Military and Defense Contractors

military leadership of advocating war “so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.”Even for a president who has never hesitated to contradict himself for political advantage, it was a remarkable shift. His questioning the patriotism and judgment of America’s military leaders, even…

Food Veterans Fortify the Ranks of Militias Aligned With Trump’s Views

the killing of a federal security officer in May in Oakland, Calif., a thwarted plan to incite violence at a recent demonstration in Las Vegas and the violence during a 2017 protest in Charlottesville, Va. — involved veterans.Underscoring how the threat of violent domestic groups is rising with limited official oversight, the top leaders of…

Food Trump will announce drawdown in U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday – Reuters

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Food Afghanistan’s official delegation and Taliban to hold first direct session on Tuesday – Al Jazeera TV – Reuters Africa

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Food Afghan government, Taliban to discusse ceasefire on Sunday – Reuters

DOHA (Reuters) – The head of Afghanistan’s peace council, Abdullah Abdullah, said negotiators would discuss a reduction in violence as a priority when they met Taliban representatives on Sunday and that both sides would need to find compromises on contentious issues.A ceremony to launch talks aimed at ending 19 years of war took place in…