Top General Declines to Endorse Trump’s Afghan Withdrawal Timeline

作者：admin 2020-10-14

Gen. Mark A. Milley sought to distance himself from embracing any strict timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan.Credit...Pool photo by Michael ReynoldsBy Helene CooperOct. 12, 2020WASHINGTON — The nation’s top general declined on Sund 阅读全文

Taliban Test Afghan and U.S. Resolve in Talks by Attacking a City

作者：admin 2020-10-13

Afghans fled villages in Helmand Province on Monday as fighting between Taliban militants and government forces intensified.Credit...Watan Yar/EPA, via ShutterstockBy Mujib Mashal and Taimoor ShahOct. 12, 2020Updated 12:24 p.m. ETKABUL, Afghanistan — 阅读全文

U.S. Seeks to Draw Down Its Troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by Early 2021

作者：admin 2020-10-09

In recent months, President Trump has repeatedly voiced a desire to leave Afghanistan sooner than the timeline laid out in the peace agreement with the Taliban in February. Credit...Jalil Rezayee/EPA, via ShutterstockBy Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt 阅读全文

China Ramps Up a War of Words, Warning the U.S. of Its Red Lines

作者：admin 2020-10-06

ImageChinese tourists last year in the city of Dandong, near statues of soldiers who took part in the Korean War.Credit...Jacky Chen/ReutersA new war drama stars Wu Jing, the lead actor in the “Wolf Warrior” action film franchise that has given a nam 阅读全文

In Wake of Recent India

作者：admin 2020-10-04

Indian soldiers arriving last month in the Ladakh region, near the border with China. In June, Indian and Chinese troops brawled along a land border, killing 20 Indian soldiers.Credit...Danish Siddiqui/ReutersBy Pranshu VermaOct. 3, 2020, 10:05 a.m. 阅读全文

Killing of 2 Marines in 2011 Almost Derailed Afghan Peace Talks

作者：admin 2020-09-23

Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban meet in Doha, Qatar, to iron out a peace deal. The release of a Talib fighter who killed Americans was a sticking point in the negotiations.Credit...Ibraheem Al Omari/ReutersBy Thomas Gibbons-N 阅读全文

US Pushes Large Arms Sale to Taiwan, Including Jet Missiles

作者：admin 2020-09-19

Members of Taiwan’s air force running to an American-made F-16V fighter jet during a military exercise on the island in January.Credit...Chiang Ying-Ying/Associated PressBy Edward WongSept. 17, 2020阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版WASHINGTON — The Trump administration 阅读全文

U.S. Official Visits Taiwan Amid Rising Tensions With China

作者：admin 2020-09-18

A photograph taken by state-owned news media in Taiwan showed Under Secretary of State Keith Krach arriving in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, on Thursday. Credit...Pool photo by Central News AgencyBy Amy QinSept. 17, 2020Updated 11:58 a.m. ETTAIPEI, 阅读全文

U.S. Marine Pardoned for Killing Transgender Woman Is Deported From Philippines

作者：admin 2020-09-14

Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, center, who was convicted in 2015 of killing a transgender woman, was escorted to a plane in Manila on Sunday.Credit...Philippine Bureau of ImmigrationBy Jason GutierrezSept. 13, 2020Updated 5:46 a.m. ETMANILA — A U 阅读全文

Afghan Peace Talks Begin This Week. Here’s What to Know.

作者：admin 2020-09-12

President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan signing the release decree for 400 Taliban prisoners on Monday.Credit...Afghanistan Presidential Palace/EPA, via ShutterstockBy Mujib MashalSept. 10, 2020KABUL, Afghanistan — Peace talks between the Taliban and t 阅读全文