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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters asking about the threat of another government shutdown following their weekly strategy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. With the government funded for three weeks, it's up to a group of House and Senate negotiators to avoid another closure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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2020 Democratic Hopefuls Quietly Endorse Trump's Middle East Withdrawals

A big, bipartisan majority voiced opposition to a "precipitous" military drawdown in Syria and Afghanistan. Democratic presidential contenders sided with Trump.

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with American manufacturers in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate GOP Rebukes Trump Over Syria, Afghanistan Withdrawals

Most Senate Democrats likely to or already declared as running for president in 2020 opposed the move.

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, makes his concession speech at his election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Many 2020 Democrats Silent On Trump's Afghanistan, Syria Withdrawals

By Nick Robins-Early

HuffPost contacted a dozen likely presidential candidates to ask where they stand.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Nancy Pelosi Cancels Afghanistan Trip After Accusing Trump Of Leaking Travel Plans

The House speaker cited "the grave threats caused by the President’s action."

Seth Meyers takes down Trump.

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Seth Meyers: Trump's Like A Stoner Pizza Shop Manager Who Forgot To Open For Business

By Mary Papenfuss

He sounded pretty high, too, talking about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks outside her home, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in Cambridge, Mass. Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field that could include nearly two dozen candidates. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

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Elizabeth Warren Backs Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops From Syria And Afghanistan

By Nick Robins-Early

But the senator criticized Trump's sudden tweet on Syria and his failure to discuss his plans with America's allies.

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Retired 4-Star General Stanley McChrystal Says He Wouldn't Work For 'Shady' Donald Trump

By Hayley Miller

"It's important for me to work for people who I think are basically honest," he said.

U.S. Rep. Rohit 'Ro' Khanna, from California's 17th Congressional District centered in Santa Clara and other parts of California's Silicon Valley, is interviewed in Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Democrats Against Military Interventions Cautiously Praise Trump On Afghanistan

By Akbar Shahid Ahmed

But if the troop pullout proceeds amid Trump-style chaos, advocates for a less hawkish foreign policy could face a big setback.

In this Nov. 26, 2018, photo, a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Leandro A. Jasso, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. A rash of American combat deaths in Afghanistan puts a spotlight on a stalemated 17-year war that is testing President Donald Trump’s commitment to pursuing peace with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Donald Trump Orders 7,000 U.S. Troops Out Of Afghanistan: Reports

By Mary Papenfuss

The aim is to eventually bring home all 14,000 troops, according to officials.

Afghan security forces arrive near the site after a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a packed mosque on an Afghan army base in Khost province on November 23, 2018. - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a packed mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing at least nine soldiers, officials said, in the latest bloody violence to rock the war-torn country. (Photo by FARID ZAHIR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FARID ZAHIR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Blast At Mosque Inside Afghanistan Army Base Kills 27 Soldiers

By AMIR SHAH, AP

“There were soldiers lying everywhere and the smoke was so thick, it was difficult to see,” said a spokesman at the base.

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 photo, Safiya Wazir holds her daughter, Aaliyah, behind one of her campaign signs in Concord, N.H. Wazir, a Democrat and former refugee from Afghanistan, is running for the 400-member New Hampshire House after an upset win over the incumbent during the primary. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

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New Hampshire Elects Afghan Refugee Who Fled Taliban To State House

Safiya Wazir learned English by reading the dictionary.

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Utah Mayor Pleaded With 'United' Americans To Vote Before He Was Killed In Afghanistan

By Mary Papenfuss

"I hope we all remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us," North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor wrote.

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Utah Mayor Killed In 'Insider Attack' While Deployed In Afghanistan: Reports

Brent Taylor, mayor of North Ogden, reportedly died on Saturday while serving with Utah's National Guard.

Firefighters rest at the site of a fire at an electronic appliances market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Residents of the Afghan capital are grappling with the aftermath of a massive blaze that destroyed hundreds of stores at a market in Kabul.(AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

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Huge Market Fire Destroys More Than 600 Businesses In Afghan Capital

By Amir Shah, AP

An apparent electrical fault started the blaze.

In this Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 photo, U.S. Army flight Crew Chief Sgt. Drew Richardson from Brevard NC, of Task Force Lift "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-171 Aviation Regiment right, helps a wounded soldier to a medevac helicopter after he was hit in a roadside bomb in in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan. This is a world of fear, resolve and dark humor that is mostly hidden from accounts of the human cost of the war in Afghanistan. American troops who patrol on foot in bomb-laced areas know they might lose a leg, or two, if they step in the wrong place. But for young men in their prime, most unmarried and without children, the prospect of losing their sexual organs seems even worse. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Why American Leaders Insist On Fighting Losing Wars

By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner

Hint: they’re winning in other ways.

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U.S. General Shot In Taliban Attack In Afghanistan, Pentagon Confirms

Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley suffered a gunshot wound and two senior Afghan officials were killed.

HALEDON, NJ - SEPTEMBER 12: A family of refugees from Afghanistan at their apartment in Haledon, NJ on Sept. 12, 2018. (Photo by Damon Dahlen/HuffPost) *** Local Caption ***

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He Risked His Life For Americans In Afghanistan. Trump Won't Let Him See His Family In Jersey.

By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Elise Foley

The agonizing limbo of a refugee father waiting to rejoin his sick stepson.

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U.S. Military Contractor In Afghanistan Fired For Wearing Neo-Nazi Flag

By Christopher Mathias

An employee of MAG Aerospace, an aviation consulting company hired by the military, was spotted in a video wearing a "Kekistan" flag patch.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 08: Ranking member and presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Senate Armed Services hearing with Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker on the situation in Iraq. Petraeus told Congress that he has recommended a halt to troop withdrawals for at least 45 days once the ?surge? forces added last year depart this summer. If President Bush accepts the recommendation as expected, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq would level off at about 140,000 in July, down from about 156,000 now. After the pause, administration officials will decide if and when withdrawals might continue. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)

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John McCain's Victims Are A Part Of His Story

By Kelly Hayes, Guest Writer

Don't let them be erased.

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Afghan Forces Free 149 Hostages Abducted By The Taliban

By By Amir Shah, AP

The insurgents still hold 21 others following their ambush of a convoy of buses traveling in the Khan Abad district on Monday.

In this photo taken on July 7, 2018, US Army from NATO and Afghan commando forces are pictures in a checkpoint during a patrol against Islamic State militants at the Deh Bala district in the eastern province of Nangarhar Province. - A US soldier was killed and two others wounded in an 'apparent insider attack' in southern Afghanistan on July 8, NATO said, the first such killing in nearly a year. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Islamic State Fighters In Afghanistan Kill At Least 15 Taliban

The attack occurred during a prayer ceremony at the house of a Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan.

(First row L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (second row L-R) Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Poland's President Andrzej Duda, French President Emmanuel Macron (third row) Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Czech Republic President Milos Zeman and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pose for a family picture ahead of the opening ceremony of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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After Trump's Tirades About NATO Spending, Attention Shifts To Afghanistan

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

The long conflict in Afghanistan is at the top of Thursday's agenda at the NATO summit in Brussels.

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Parwiz

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WORLD NEWS

Suicide Bomber Detonates Near Jalalabad Gas Station, Killing At Least 10

“Most of the victims were children, who were working in a car wash close to the suicide bombing site."

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Jim Mattis, U.S. secretary of defense, right, listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Trump opened the cabinet session promoting a very big meeting on steel and aluminum tariffs on Thursday afternoon. Photographer: Michael Reynolds/Pool via Bloomberg

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After Promises Of 'Transparency,' Pentagon Under Scrutiny For Troop Number Blackout

By Dominique Mosbergen

For years, the Pentagon provided quarterly reports on troop numbers overseas. But war zone figures are now conspicuously missing.

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Taliban Militants Ambush And Kill Dozens Of Afghan Soldiers

The three-day Taliban ceasefire ended on Sunday.

Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch during an official visit in Farah province, Afghanistan May 19, 2018. Picture taken May 19, 2018. REUTERS/James Mackenzie

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Air Strike Kills Pakistani Taliban Leader Who Reportedly Ordered Attack On Malala

The Afghan Defense Ministry said Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a joint U.S.-Afghan operation near the Pakistani border.

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