Afghanistan'ssecurityforces,withthehelpofU.S.andNATOgroundandairsupport,willannihilatetheIslamicStategroupaffiliateinthecountryandcrushremnantsofal-Qaida,Gen.Jo
TheUnitedStatescouldbeinAfghanistanforyearstocome,after16yearsofpresenceinthewar-torncountry,U.S.expertssaid.ThefightinAfghanistanwillprobablybea"generation-lon
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ThetopU.S.militarycommanderinAfghanistansaidonThursdayPresidentDonaldTrump'snewstrategyisasignofalong-termcommitmenttowhatisalreadyAmerica'slongestwarandcalledo
PakistanhasshoweddisappointmentatU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'sstrategyonSouthAsia,whichwasdescribedbyindependentpoliticalobserversasinsistenceonmilitaryoptioninAfg
Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledandabout40wereinjuredinasuicidebombinginAfghanistan'sLashkargahcity,HelmandprovinceonWednesday.AccordingtoOmarZwak,theprovincialgover
Nearly30peopleincludingciviliansandsecuritypersonnelwerekilledandinjuredafterasuicideattackrockedLashkarGahcity,thecapitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernHelmandprovince
LayingouthisnewAfghanistanwarstrategy,U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpreissuedolddemandsonneighboringPakistantoeliminatemilitantsanctuaries.Lessexpected:anentirelynewwa
ThetopU.S.commanderintheMiddleEastestimatesthatadditionalU.S.troopscouldarriveinAfghanistanwithindaysorweeks,but,accordingtoseveralU.S.officials,DefenseSecretar
WhileU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpmadenodrasticchangesinhisnewAfghanistanstrategy,hedidmakeanumberoftweaksthat,whentakentogether,couldaddup.InaspeechonMondaynight,Tr
ByAPDWriterLuJiafeiInhisfirstprime-timeaddresstothenationsincetakingoffice,U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpunveiledwhathecalleda“dramaticallydifferent”planonAfghanistan
ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Aug.22(APD)--Pakistan’sforeignministerKhawajaMuhammadAsifwillvisittheUnitedStatestodiscussPresidentDonaldTrump’snewpolicyabou
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USPresidentDonaldTrumpisexpectedtoindicatelaterthatheissendingmoretroopstoAfghanistan,prolongingawar-wearyAmerica'slongestconflict.Inhisfirstprime-timespeechona
ByAPDwriterLuJiafeiWiththedepartureofpolarizingformerWhiteHousechiefstrategistSteveBannon,theyoungyetperilouslyadriftpresidencyofDonaldTrumpisexpectedbysometobe
SignalingthattheU.S.militaryexpectsitsmissiontocontinue,thetopU.S.commanderinAfghanistanonSundayhailedthelaunchoftheAfghanArmy'snewspecialoperationscorps,declar