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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Proposing a new strategy, a top American Senator Thursday called for a civil-military approach to bolster counterterrorism efforts, strengthen the capability and capacity of the Afghan government and security forces, and... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Powerful US senator John McCain on Thursday urged President Trump’s administration not to fire Gen John Nicholson, as he believes “the reason of US failure in Afghanistan is lack of a strategy.”
“General John Nicholson has... read more

KABUL (Pajhwok): In a show of frustration, the US president recently suggested the sacking of his top general in Afghanistan, saying the world’s sole superpower was not winning the war.
During a stormy meeting at the White House in July, Donald... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The Afghan Ambassador to the United States Hamdullah Mohib has called for “punitive actions” including sanctions, against countries that use Non-State Actors (NSA) as a foreign policy tool.
Noting that the absence of... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): UN Secretary General António Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack against worshippers in a mosque in western Herat province, where at least 15 civilians were killed and many more injured.
“Attacks that... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Senator John McCain on Monday said that he would provide his own strategy for Afghanistan next month, ruing the Trump administration’s failure to announce its policy in more than six months.
“More than six months after... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): A senior leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called on the Afghan Ambassador to the US Hamdullah Mohib and expressed his sympathy over the killing of civilians in recent terrorist attacks.
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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson believes that only talks can bring lasting peace in Afghanistan, even as he acknowledges that military option has key role to play in it, his spokesperson said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Kabul and Lahore and underlined the need to bring the perpetrators to book.
“The members of the Security Council condemned in... read more

WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has not yet taken a decision on setting the troop numbers in Afghanistan, where militant-linked violence continues to surge, an official said.
“This is an authority that was delegated to him... read more