Trump’s Afghanistan Deal Has Nothing to Do With Peace

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Mar 5, 2020 A closer look at the Trump administration's agreement with the Taliban reveals all the president's concerned with is bragging rights. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.S., Taliban Sign Deal Aimed at Ending 18-Year Afghanistan War

MATTHEW LEE and KATHY GANNON / The Associated Press Feb 29, 2020 The agreement could see the withdrawal of all American and allied forces in the next 14 months — but it could also easily unravel. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S., Taliban Set to Sign Afghanistan Peace Deal

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Feb 28, 2020 The pact sets the stage for U.S. troop withdrawal more than 18 years after George W. Bush ordered bombing in response to the 9/11 attacks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S., Taliban Agree to Terms for Peace Deal, Troop Withdrawal

KATHY GANNON and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2020 The planned Feb. 29 signing depends on the success of a week-long nationwide "reduction in violence" agreement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Syrian Troops Capture Key Town in Rebel-Held Idlib Province

ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 The offensive, part of a Russian-backed military assault, is displacing hundreds of thousands who are fleeing to safer areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Al-Shabab Attacks Military Base Used by U.S. Forces in Kenya

ABDI GULED, TOM ODULA and CARA ANNA / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2020 A spokesman for the Sunni Muslim group says the assault is not related to the death of Iran's Qassem Soleimani. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Africa Starts Decade Battling Hunger, Extremism, Ebola

ANDREW MELDRUM / The Associated Press Jan 1, 2020 Two major cyclones in Mozambique in 2019 also prompt worries that the country may be prone to more storms as a result of climate change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Taliban OKs Cease-Fire to Advance Afghanistan Peace Talks

KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ / The Associated Press Dec 29, 2019 Washington has demanded that a cease-fire be implemented before signing a peace deal that could end the 18-year war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Death Toll Rises in Massive Truck Bombing in Somalia

ABDI GULED / The Associated Press Dec 28, 2019 The attack in Mogadishu kills at least 78 and wounds 125, including many students. Somalia's president blames the al-Shabab extremist group. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Afghanistan Papers Confirm America’s Longest War Is a Lie

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 12, 2019 It was clear to those who had been paying attention that U.S. officials were lying about the war for nearly two decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Focus on Early Release of Terror Convict in London Stabbings

GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Nov 30, 2019 British politicians are seeking to place blame for a breakdown in the security system that allowed Friday's deadly terror attack. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Stain on America’s Soul That Will Not Wash Away

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 22, 2019 Although the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something most of us know little about, it defines us all. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )