VOA News Ayaz Gul January 25, 2017 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban, in a so-called “open letter” to U.S. President Donald Trump, has called on him to help end what it denounced as a “futile” and “un-winnable” American war in Afghanistan. A copy of the letter, written by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, was released to journalists Wednesday.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 24, 2017 The Taliban has called on President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, saying it is a “quagmire” that has produced little but 15 years of destruction and death. Trump has never stated what his policy is on Afghanistan, though he has said he supports U.S. troops
Xinhua: Afghan newspapers in their editorials on Saturday attached great importance to assuming office by new U.S. President Donald Trump and urged him to end the unfinished mission of the war on terror in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related Dear Donald Trump: Letters from Afghanistan President Trump’s Opportunity To End American War
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 21, 2017 Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has expressed hope that the United States would continue its support for the Afghan government after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly spoke with U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan after his inauguration. “I want to congratulate the U.S. president on behalf of myself, the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 21, 2017 U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl sought a dismissal of desertion charges against him, saying he cannot get a fair trial now that Donald Trump, who has called him a traitor, is president. Bergdahl’s lawyers submitted a motion to dismiss the case on January 20, the day Trump took
KABUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan has strategic ties with the United States and under the new U.S. government, the relations between Washington and Kabul will further improve, said Afghan chief presidential spokesman Thursday. “Afghanistan has strategic and firm relations with the United States. We are confident that Afghanistan’s ties with the United States will
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 19, 2017 ISLAMABAD — While misgivings and distrust marred and further complicated Pakistan’s relations with the United States over the past eight years, officials in Islamabad appear upbeat about a more “substantive” and mutually “advantageous” engagement with the incoming administration of Donald Trump. President Barack Obama’s administration provided billions of dollars
Aimal Faizi: For Afghanistan and the Afghans, Mr. Obama was a President of contradiction whose Afghan policy proved markedly disastrous. He wrongly believed that he would win the War on Terror militarily and by appeasing the military establishment in Pakistan. His successor, Donald Trump, should change course in Afghanistan. For Mr. Trump’s administration, it is imperative
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 18, 2017 The United States on January 17 confirmed that 10 prisoners had been released from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transferred to Oman. Oman’s Foreign Ministry said on January 16 that it had accepted the prisoners at U.S. President Barrack Obama’s request and that they had