The Taliban said Monday they were ready to hold peace talks with the Afghan government after a contentious prisoner exchange, which authorities said would begin in the next two days. “Our stance is clear, if the prisoner release is completed, then we are ready for the intra-Afghan talks within a ...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that the United States will go down to below 5,000 troops in Afghanistan by the end of November. “We are going down to a number less than 5,000 before the end of November,” Esper said in an interview with Fox News. Esper said the ...
