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If the president is genuinely committed to closing the book on a two decade-long misadventure in Afghanistan, he needs to resist the temptation of accepting the same, old advice.

For peace to be successful Afghanistan must lead, rather than blame.

The Taliban have been on a relentless and sleek campaign to cast themselves as legitimate political players and peace partners in Afghanistan.

The alliance condemned violence "especially driven by Taliban attacks" as risking the talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

Dozens were injured in the attack on a residential area in Kabul which has been claimed by a local Islamic State group.

The U.S. and Taliban signed a peace deal in February that has already seen thousands of American soldiers return home, but a full inter-Afghan agreement remains elusive.

Many Trump critics on social media have said that the president is supported by the two violent extremist groups.

On Thursday Trump surprised many by saying troops should be out by Christmas, a plan military officials described as "ridiculous."

The Doha agreement struck in February between the Taliban and the U.S. was intended to allow the drawdown of foreign forces by May 2021.

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the military is on track to completely withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by spring 2021.

The Illinois senator told podcast there should be a full investigation into claims Russia paid the Taliban to target American troops in Afghanistan.

The Russian government has been accused of offering Taliban fighters bounties for U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan.

Pompeo said Wednesday that Russia had been supplying weapons to the Taliban for 10 years, putting American lives in danger.

Families of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan have called for an investigation into claims their deaths were due to a bounty scheme funded by Russia.

Initial reports stated that President Donald Trump did not learn about the bounties offered until this year.

We must take decisive action against the threat emanating from Putin's Russia.

The president denied he was aware of a Russian military intelligence arm that was secretly paying bounties to Taliban-linked militias to kill Americans, British and other coalition forces in Afghanistan.

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The sad truth is women's rights are far down the agenda for the U.S. They're not even mentioned in the Doha accord, despite pressure from international rights groups and the media.

Sen. Chris Murphy said the security guarantees offered by the Taliban "are so vague as to be effectively void."

"Al-Qaeda and ISIS will come forward again to threaten us," the South Carolina lawmaker said, arguing against a full withdrawal of U.S. troops.

The deal could see all U.S. and NATO troops leave the country within 14 months, ending America's longest-running conflict.

This deal will completely demoralize the current Afghan government and military by conveying undue legitimacy on the wrong factions within the Taliban that are seeking to set the U.S. up for failure

The agreement, signed in Doha, Qatar, marks the first step in the process for achieving more durable peace, a goal that has remained elusive for nearly two decades.

There is a curious lack of recognition in Washington of just how effective the U.S. intelligence and military apparatus has become since 9/11.

Even if the current "reduction of violence" holds, there is no guarantee that full talks between the Taliban and the government will succeed.

The week-long "reduction in violence" could—if successful—be a prelude to the end of the 18-year conflict.

Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said the peace deal would be signed by the end of February.

The American people don't want a partial withdrawal. They want a final end to a chapter that should have been closed long ago.