US Afghanistan
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Trump Afghan Strategy Poised to Fail, Pakistan Premier Says
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy for the nation’s longest-running war in Afghanistan will meet the same fate as the plans of his predecessors, according to Pakistan’s Prime…
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US ‘destabilizing’ policies spawn terrorism in region: Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran has censured US President Donald Trump’s new strategy in Afghanistan, saying Washington must stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and abandon its “destabili…
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Trump Leans on Afghanistan Tactics That Failed Under Bush, Obama
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy -- more troops, pressure on Pakistan and diplomatic outreach to the Taliban -- relies on tactics his predecessors tried without…
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Trump Struggles to Move Past Bannon With Afghanistan Plan
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on Monday in danger of becoming increasingly isolated from the Republican establishment he needs to enact his agenda and the grassroots…
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Trump Offers Open-Ended U.S. Commitment to Shore Up Afghanistan
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump announced an open-ended commitment to Afghanistan that will put as many as 4,000 more U.S. troops into the nation’s longest-lasting conflict and keep American…
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Trump's Afghanistan Speech Kicks off Post-Bannon White House Era
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump will make a prime-time speech about Afghanistan and South Asia on Monday as he looks to get his presidency back on track following the departure of chief strategist…
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Trump's Afghanistan Retreat Ends Without a Decision by the President
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump has yet to decide the future U.S. role in Afghanistan, even after spending hours in a retreat at Camp David where his defense and foreign policy team made…