Afghanistan

Pakistani Journalist Criticizes 'Little Substance' In Trump's Address On Afghanistan

9:08pm August 22, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid about President Trump's address Monday night on the path forward in Afghanistan and the broader region.

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How Will Trump's Afghanistan Strategy Change Fight On The Ground?

6:08pm August 22, 2017

by Tom Bowman

President Trump went against what he called his own instincts when he agreed to extend the war in Afghanistan. NPR takes a look at what will actually be different on the ground in the region following the president's speech.

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Rex Tillerson Outlines Potential Diplomatic Strategy In Afghanistan

6:08pm August 22, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

A day after President Trump outlined his strategy for the war in Afghanistan, his secretary of state took questions about the potential for diplomacy. Rex Tillerson has downgraded the office dealing with the conflict.

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Trump Urges India To Assume Greater Role In Regional Approach To Afghanistan

6:08pm August 22, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Alyssa Ayres of the Council on Foreign Relations about why President Trump urged India to take a greater role in the regional approach to the conflict in Afghanistan.

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Trump Fails To Define His Concept Of Victory In Afghanistan

4:39pm August 22, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Trump spoke of winning in Afghanistan without defining what victory there would look like. The enemy is a hard-to-define collection of competing extremist groups.

Wahida, 20, sits on her bed inside the female ward of a prison in Herat, Afghanistan. She was arrested when she was seven months pregnant, convicted for helping her sister-in-law murder her husband. Her daughter, Mahtab, who is now 10 months old, was born

PHOTOS: The Hidden World Of Afghanistan's Nameless Women

4:35pm August 22, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

In the Dari language, there's no word to describe these single mothers, who are pushed to the fringes of Afghan society. Photographer Kiana Hayeri captures their daily struggles.

U.S. troops walk outside their base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 7. President Trump has presented a new approach to the conflict there.

Trump Inherits The Afghanistan Albatross — And Commits For The Long Term

12:22pm August 22, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The president went against what he called his own instincts by agreeing to an open-ended extension of America's longest war.

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Trump Criticizes Pakistan In Afghan Strategy Speech; Pakistan Reacts

10:54am August 22, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

The president addressed the nation about U.S. engagement and "the path forward" in Afghanistan and South Asia. He criticized Pakistan for offering "safe haven to agents of chaos, violence and terror."

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President Trump delivers remarks on America's military involvement in Afghanistan at the Fort Myer military base in Arlington, Va., on Monday.

Combating His Instinct, Trump Commits U.S. To Another Tour Of Duty In Afghanistan

9:48am August 22, 2017

by Ron Elving

After 16 years in Afghanistan, the U.S. can neither declare victory nor disengage. So the president calls for more troops, more time, more sacrifice — with no way of knowing how much might be enough.

President Trump Expected To Order 4,000 Additional Troops To Afghanistan

8:21am August 22, 2017

For reaction to Trump's Afghan strategy plan, Ailsa Chang talks to Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican from Indiana, who also served in Afghanistan. Banks sits on the House Armed Services Committee.

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