NEW YORK - The US diplomat most associated with the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan says that American policymakers need to learn the lessons of the recent past as they weigh military options for the future, including for Syria and Iran.Remember the law of unintended consequences; recognise the ...

US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said that America will not have permanent military bases in Afghanistan, nor will it ever use the embattled nation to launch offensives on another state.Crocker sought to reassure Afghans and the region at a Kabul press conference that the long-term ...

US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said his country would support any government system backed by the Afghan people. A visiting group of US Congressmen and leaders of the Afghanistan National Front (ANF) suggested a parliamentary model as a suitable alternative to the present presidential ...