KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. Army’s chief of staff made a surprise visit to the capital Kabul where he met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to discuss prospects for a peaceful end to the country’s 17-year war, the United States' longest.
In a statement late Thursday, Ghani’s office said Gen. Mark A. Milley supported Afghan-led talks with the Taliban, although the burden of getting the two sides to the table seems to have fallen to Washington’s newly appointed peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
Khalilzad has met several times with Taliban insurgents since his appointment in September. They have consistently refused direct talks with Ghani’s representatives calling the Kabul government U.S. puppets.
RELATED
On the seventeenth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, the Army is still at war with terrorism, and preparing for yet more conflict, the chief of staff says.
Another round of U.S.-Taliban talks are reportedly scheduled for later this month in Doha, Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office.
President Donald Trump announced last month that Milley was his pick to succeed Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford’s term ends Oct. 1.
This is the second deadly incident involving soldiers stationed in Georgia in the past month.
Steven Seagal visits Ukraine amid prison bombing controversy.
A decision could come in the next six months, National Guard Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson told Military Times.
Army encourages college grads to "skip entry level" and join the military instead.
The U.S. Army is gearing up for a first-ever integrated fires test campaign in fiscal 2023 that will hopefully make it easier and quicker for the service to validate and field capabilities.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign the bill boosting health and disability benefits for veterans into law on Wednesday.
“America cannot afford to ignore Africa," Africa Command's outgoing leader said.
The warning came as Taipei conducted its own exercises Tuesday to underscore it’s ready to defend itself.
The name changes should be completed by early 2024.
An attorney assisting the veteran hopes the release of the bodycam will push Gastonia police to take accountability for the incident.
:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/UQXRRBKKS5GK3BCJA4FDRJRQ6Y.jpg)
:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/P6LS7M72WRCCFBPS5AAOMTR4PU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/P4YCX7LYYBHN3GAZPFZVFI6DLY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/4NBWAQWK5BHJTFWAF323APUKE4.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/QW6AFSPJ6JAY5AG3WYHSYOAAOE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/3CKHARGL25AGLMVDKBL4IXMAWI.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/BK7DKJZF6NAGFLBIWI4KDFKR3Q.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/Z4IGSFCZUVG2TPTCJ33ZLA46QY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/QWHN2ARNKRFJTOB2AJWUPRHE6A.jfif)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/MLZMHEZWXBF5BPGSF35JDPU2UE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/CWQGLCKKMVEYXJ2TFPSVRMRIHU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mco/QA2JAGCCQRFGTNRRQ2VJBX3FQU.jpg)