White House: If US had kept 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, war would result

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that the United States would be at war with the Taliban if Washington had maintained 2,500 U.S. troops in…

EU says unilateral U.S. moves put strategic autonomy on leaders’ agenda

(Reuters) - EU leaders will discuss ways to strengthen the bloc's defence after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the dispute with the U.S. over a scrapped submarine deal, European…

Brokering exit from Afghanistan, U.S. envoy Khalilzad became face of diplomatic debacle

By Idrees Ali, Humeyra Pamuk and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a luxury hotel along Doha's coastline last year, Zalmay Khalilzad smiled as he shook hands with the Taliban's…