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Jul 2020

Movie preview: The Outpost

Jazz Shaw Jul 03, 2020 8:01 AM

Inside the bloodiest day in the Afghanistan War

Mar 2020

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Ed Morrissey Mar 17, 2020 3:41 PM

Andrew Malcolm, Neal Harmon, and Peter Grandich at 4 pm ET!

Afghanistan prepares to release some Taliban prisoners

Jazz Shaw Mar 11, 2020 10:41 AM

And they’ll get nothing in return

Shocker: The Taliban reportedly doesn’t plan to honor their deal

Jazz Shaw Mar 07, 2020 8:31 AM

Narrator: This is not at all shocking

Concerns about the Taliban peace agreement do not outweigh its significance

Taylor Millard Mar 01, 2020 8:01 PM

Afghanistan is a mess and the U.S. needs to leave.

Feb 2020

Go time: US signs peace treaty with the Taliban

Jazz Shaw Feb 29, 2020 11:31 AM

They look like a trustworthy crew

So we’re bailing out on the Afghanistan election results

Jazz Shaw Feb 26, 2020 12:31 PM

Why bother at this point?

Taliban supposedly close to “reduction of violence” deal, but don’t buy it

Jazz Shaw Feb 12, 2020 10:31 AM

What does that even mean?

Jan 2020

So they lied to us about the war in Afghanistan, eh?

Jazz Shaw Jan 18, 2020 5:31 PM

Try not to faint from shock

Dec 2019

The proposed Taliban ceasefire is nothing to crow about

Jazz Shaw Dec 30, 2019 9:31 AM

There is no happy ending to this story

Report: Taliban agrees to ceasefire in Afghanistan

Taylor Millard Dec 29, 2019 6:31 PM

Temporary, but still good news.

New Pentagon Papers? IG probe conclusions show Afghan war futility — and lies

Ed Morrissey Dec 09, 2019 8:41 AM

“We became a self-licking ice cream cone.”

Nov 2019

Trump’s war crimes pardons raise eyebrows

Jazz Shaw Nov 16, 2019 1:01 PM

There should be questions

Oct 2019

Is Trump getting ready to pull the plug on Afghanistan?

Jazz Shaw Oct 22, 2019 9:21 AM

Maybe not, but the Pentagon is getting ready anyway

Sep 2019

What is the Taliban doing in Moscow?

Jazz Shaw Sep 14, 2019 8:31 AM

Yet another mystery

The War in Afghanistan (probably) will never end

Taylor Millard Sep 10, 2019 10:01 PM

Restart the peace process.

Peace talks with the Taliban are over. Or are they?

Jazz Shaw Sep 08, 2019 9:31 AM

Not of good faith

Aug 2019

The Afghan mess: How to get out without creating another

Andrew Malcolm Aug 27, 2019 8:41 PM

Not worth it for either side.

WaPost: U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan to drop

Taylor Millard Aug 02, 2019 3:21 PM

From 14K to 8K. A good start.

May 2019

How about we pick up the Taliban’s hotel tab at Afghan peace talks?

Andrew Malcolm May 20, 2019 11:21 AM

Would you like a king or queen-sized bed with that?

Mar 2019

AOC’s “interesting” take on the war in Afghanistan

Jazz Shaw Mar 06, 2019 12:31 PM

So how would you have handled it?

Jan 2019

Are we turning over Afghanistan to the Taliban?

Jazz Shaw Jan 27, 2019 11:01 AM

Starting to look that way

Jul 2018

NBC: US, Taliban in secret “indirect” talks to end war

Ed Morrissey Jul 20, 2018 4:01 PM

“Americans are meeting with our former members in the UAE and Kabul.”

Aug 2017

Actually, that Afghanistan speech left some major, unanswered questions

Jazz Shaw Aug 22, 2017 10:41 AM

Should we stay or should we go?

Trump’s Afghan address: What he’s likely to order and why

Andrew Malcolm Aug 21, 2017 8:01 AM

Now what in Afghanistan?

Jul 2017

Canada to pay $8 million to confessed killer of U.S. Special Ops soldier

Andrew Malcolm Jul 06, 2017 8:01 AM

Admitted terrorist killer happy with Canada’s check.

Oct 2016

Armed Services Chairman: ‘We’re going to fix this’ combat vets reenlistment bonus fiasco

Larry O'Connor Oct 24, 2016 8:41 PM

“They have to be held harmless in this.”