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[U]nder the terms of the Doha deal former US President Donald Trump negotiated with the Taliban in the Gulf state of Qatar last February, the withdrawal of US forces was contingent on the Taliban renouncing violence, as well as ending its long-standing support for Islamist terror groups like al-Qaeda. [A]s a recent US Treasury report has concluded, the Taliban has maintained its links with al-Qaeda, as well as other Islamist terrorist organisations. The report stated that al-Qaeda is "gaining strength in Afghanistan while continuing to operate with the Taliban under the Taliban's protection."...

Overnight, 65 suspected taliban fighters have been released from jail in afghanistan. the government taking this step, despite fierce protests from the u.s. american military officials insist these men are a threat to nato and afghan forces, but the inmates were allowed to walk out of bagram prison around five hours ago. it now appears extremely unlikely that the u.s. and afghanistan can reach a long-term security agreement before president karzai's term ends this spring. now to washington, where a major crisis has been averted now that the debt ceiling has been raised, or i should say suspe...

Suspected taliban fighters from jail, despite fierce protests from the u.s. military officials who insist that the men are a threat to nato and afghan forces, but the inmates were allowed to walk out of bagram prison around five hours ago and now it appears extremely unlikely that the two countries will be able to reach a long-term security agreement before president karzai's term ends this spring. relations between the two countries now not good at all. this morning, the latest potential crisis over the debt ceiling is over! the senate mustering 67 votes, including 12 republicans to break a...

But also likely that same-sex marriage will be legal, widespread and frankly mundane and this will happen relatively soon. the supreme court must play a part in the civil rights triumph and justices should not shrink from it. eugene robinson writing, if today's court cared about being on the right side of history, it would rule that if a couple is considered married in massachusetts or maryland they must be considered married in montana and mississippi too. this isn't that kind of court, i'm afraid, writes gene robinson. a lot of opinions and discussion today as the arguments get underway. t...

The recent dust-up between our governments. joining me retired four-star general jack keane. former vice chief of staff of the army and a fox news military analyst. general keane, let's start with the news of the prison. the prison is being handed over to the afghans. roughly 3 to 4,000 prisoners are there. who are these prisoners and what does this move mean? >> well, this is something that has been negotiated now for almost a year. obviously we knew that we would eventually turn over all of our prisons to, to afghan control and it makes sense to do that but our concern was that the afghans h...