Scott Worden on Afghanistan - SiriusXM POTUS
Scott Worden spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Channel 124 about the current situation in Afghanistan and how the Trump administration might proceed.
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Army Deals With Taliban Spur Doubts on U.S. Aid Under Trump (Bloomberg Politics)
When Taliban commander Mullah Akhtar Mohammad wants to purchase cheap weapons and fuel, he goes to see the Afghan army.
In Colombia's Hope, Afghanistan's Future - Defense One
... policy, planning, and learning at the U.S. Agency for International Development, oversaw USAID's Afghanistan and Pakistan programs from 2010 to 2013. Scott Worden is the director for Afghanistan and Central Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Ethnic tensions, Taliban attacks pose traps for Afghan leader - Reuters
"It's a manageable situation, but the risk of it getting out of hand becomes acute around September," said Scott Worden, director of Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. Ghani has the support of ...
Strike on Taliban chief shows dimming US hopes for Afghan peace - AFP
The US killing of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour marks a significant shift for President Barack Obama, highlighting a new willingness to target the group's leaders in Pakistan and risk retaliatory attacks against struggling Afghan security forces.
Scott Worden W.Tim Farley - Sirius XM POTUS
Scott Worden discusses the the U.S. killing of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour with Tim Farley on POTUS radio.
Obama Rolls the Dice With Killing of Taliban Chief - Foreign Policy (blog)
The drone strike in Pakistan shows the United States is betting on weakening the insurgency on the battlefield — not at the negotiating table.