Topic: Ryan Crocker
KABUL (Reuters) - This week's deadly sectarian attacks in Afghanistan will not kick off a cycle of Sunni versus Shi'ite Muslim violence in the country, the U.S. ambassador to Kabul said on Saturday.The bombings, which killed nearly 60 people ...
The Taliban must feel "more pain" for peace talks to progress, the US ambassador to Kabul said, as Afghans marked a decade since the death of an iconic anti-Taliban fighter two days before 9/11.Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker indicated that insurgents ...
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States must keep fighting the Taliban or risk more attacks like those of September 11, 2001, because the insurgent group is a ruthless enemy that has not cut ties to al Qaeda, the U.S. ambassador to Kabul ...
The new United States ambassador to Afghanistan took office Monday calling on the war-wracked nation's people to step up and take control as foreign troops start to wind down an almost 10-year war.Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker takes over the top ...
The new United States ambassador to Afghanistan took office Monday and called on the war-wracked nation's people to step up and take control as foreign troops start to wind down an almost 10-year war.Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker takes up the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers called for a reduced role in Afghanistan on Wednesday, piling pressure on the Obama administration to accelerate the end to a long, costly war as it debates an initial drawdown this summer.Leading senators from both parties ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers called for a reduced U.S. role in Afghanistan on Wednesday, piling pressure on the Obama administration to accelerate the end to a long, costly war as it debates an initial drawdown this summer.Leading senators from ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is likely to nominate veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, a source familiar with the pending appointment said on Tuesday.Crocker, one of Washington's most experienced Middle Eastern hands before ...
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama questioned General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the current situation in Iraq , asking for clarification on how " Obama asked the two whether U.S. presence in Iraq would still be considered successful if the ...
Britain's Iraq war inquiry questioned US diplomats Paul Bremer and Ryan Crocker among other officials during a visit to the United States last week, it said Friday.Members of the five-strong panel, which is investigating the March 2003 invasion and subsequent ...
