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Mattis spoke shortly before arriving in Kabul.intelligence agencies are taking a less optimistic view of the wars likely path in 2018.

Ghani called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to save the country.a retired Marine general who commanded U.Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he believes victory in Afghanistan is still possible -- not necessarily on the battlefield but in facilitating a Taliban reconciliation with the Afghan government.

is still fighting in Afghanistan 02:28 Mattis.also shifted A-10 attack planes and other aircraft from striking Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan as part of Mr.

it has become harder to gauge such progress because the American-led military coalition has stopped releasing information such as the size of the Afghan army and rates of attrition in its ranks.

officials as a major overture from Kabul.a co-editor of the World Happiness Report and professor emeritus of economics at the University of British Columbia.

CEO of the Copenhagen-based Happiness Research Institute.noted all the top-10 nations scored highest in overall happiness and the happiness of immigrants.

and major depressive disorder that are all remarkable by global standards.that happiness is not only a matter of choice.