United States urges Taliban to quit arms and end Afghan war
The top US military official in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson and US Ambassador Hugo Llorens on Thursday urged the Taliban to lay down arms and end the war.
Aug 24, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
Donald Trump may sack Nicholson for not winning Afghan war
New commander will be announced soon but it is not known if he would agree to retire or demand to be fired as General David McKiernan did when Defense Secretary Robert Gates replaced him in 2009 as the Obama administration adopted a new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
Aug 04, 2017, 17:52 PM IST
'Donald Trump wants US commander in Afghanistan Gen Nicholson fired'
Donald Trump is the third US President to be grappling with the Afghan war, which began in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when the then US President George W Bush sent troops to overthrow the Taliban rulers, who had sheltered Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden.
Aug 03, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
