Nov 28, 2018
WASHINGTON | Rise in US deaths in Afghanistan clouds outlook for peace
WASHINGTON | Rise in US deaths in Afghanistan clouds outlook for peace
WASHINGTON — A rash of American combat deaths in Afghanistan is putting a spotlight on a stalemated 17-year war that is testing President Donald Trump’s commitment to pursuing peace with the Taliban.
Trump has acknowledged that his original instinct was to withdraw from Afghanistan, but last week he suggested he is willing to stick it out, asserting that the U.S. is in “very strong negotiations”…
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