The defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a Senate committee today that the war in Afghanistan is not yet near a point of resolution but that there are “clear and achievable” goals in the near-term. Speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Joint Chiefs chairman Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said that a victory after 16 years of war in Afghanistan would be “convincing the Taliban they cannot win on the battlefield; we can do that.” However, he said when asked, “we are not at the point where we can bring a successful resolution to … Continue reading Mattis, Dunford: War In Afghanistan Not Nearing an End Yet, But Clear Progress Being Made