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Andrew Wilder, the vice-president of South and Central Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, said Friday he believes more troops in Afghanistan would be effective insurance against instability and would help bolster Afghan forces. Wilder, who ...
ISLAMABAD—. Afghanistan's president, Ashraf Ghani, says the Taliban is a “political opposition” and peace with the Islamist insurgent group is essential for ending the conflict in his country. However, he reiterated that neighboring Pakistan, where ...
Andrew Wilder, vice president of Asia Programs and an Afghanistan expert at the United States Institute of Peace, echoed those comments about the Afghan government's interest in focusing on ISIS to get international attention. “The existential threat ...