In his testimony to Congress in July 2016, Zalmay Khalilzad called for
designating Pakistan a State Sponsor of #Terrorism for its support of the
Taliban, noted the enduring Taliban-al Qaeda alliance.
Today he praises Pakistan
for its desire for peace in #Afghanistan and claims the #Taliban will be an
effective counterterrorism partner.
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US military ends reporting on security situation in Afghanistan’s districts
The U.S. military and NATO have stopped producing an assessment that was considered key for measuring progress against the jihadist insurgency in #Afghanistan, according to a report released on April 30 by the Special Inspector General for #Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The metric, which tracked district stability, was one of the “most widely cited Afghan security.