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Gen. Jack Keane: US deal with Taliban on ending Afghan war could happen next weekBy Frank Miles | Fox NewsRetired military general and Fox News analyst Jack Keane told “The Story†an approaching deal between the United States and the Taliban to end nearly 18 years of fighting -- America's longest war -- could happen next week.Some 14,000 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, and their withdrawal “by the end of 2020,†as Keane said, is a central part of the U.S.-Taliban talks.Keane noted that the U.S., for its part, seeks Taliban guarantees that Afghanistan, which hosted Al Qaeda and its leader Usama bin Laden before the 9/11 attacks, will not be used as a launchpad for global terror assaults.Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/media/gen-jack-keane-us-deal-taliban-afghan-war
Wedding attack shows a U.S.-Taliban deal wouldn’t end killing in Afghanistan By Shashank Bengali, Sultan FaizyAug. 18, 2019 1:12 PMKABUL, Afghanistan — Abdul Sattar was leaving his cousin’s wedding when he noticed a well-dressed man pull up on a bicycle festooned with flowers and rush inside the hall.After decades of carnage in Afghanistan, little things can set off alarm bells. Abdul Sattar, a sergeant in the Afghan army, recalled thinking: “He could be a suicide bomber.â€Moments later, an explosion ripped through the hot, crowded hall where about 1,200 guests had gathered on a Saturday night. Witnesses said the assailant ran toward the stage where a band was playing the drums and detonated a suicide vest. Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-18/wedding-attack-us-taliban-deal-afghanistan
US Seeks To Reduce War Cost, Casualties In Afghanistan: Pompeo | TOLOnewsThe US Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo has said that the United States is trying to reduce American casualties in Afghanistan and the cost of the war as violence continues to grip the country despite a growing hope for a potential peace agreement between the US and the Taliban. Mr. Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News that the US is also committed to preventing Afghanistan’s territory from being used against the US. “The mission the president gave us to do two things, to see if we can reduce our cost which has been tens and tens of billions of dollars a year in Afghanistan and we lose the lives of American young men and women every year to reduce that risk, but at the same time, ensure that we maintain a posture that can reduce the risk that there is an attack again from Afghanistan to our homeland,†Mr. Pompeo said. ...When asked about the rumors about the US forces withdraw from Afghanistan, Mr. Pompeo said that any decision regarding the issue will be conditions-based. Read more at: https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/us-seeks-reduce-war-cost-casualties-afghanistan-pompeo
