The executive order authorizes sanctions against any person directly engaged in any ICC effort to investigate U.S. personnel without U.S. consent, a Trump administration official said.

The fragile deal is aimed at ending America's longest war after more than 18 years and getting rival Afghan factions to agree on their country's future.

The official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Taliban had committed to a halt in roadside and suicide bombings as well as rocket attacks.

Canadian troops and government officials in Afghanistan did a better job than their allies at winning Afghan hearts and minds, Matthew Fisher says.

The documents quote officials close to the 18-year war effort describing a campaign by the U.S. government to distort the grim reality of the war.

The talks will initially focus on getting a Taliban promise to reduce violence, with a permanent cease-fire being the eventual goal, said a U.S. statement.

The U.S. has about 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan as part of the American-led coalition.

The 9/11 anniversary is a sensitive day in Afghanistan’s capital and one on which attacks have occurred.

President Trump said he hoped Pakistan would use its influence with the Taliban to advance a peace deal and help end the nearly two-decade old U.S. war.

The decision by the National Capital Commission on Thursday ends years of bickering over where the memorial should be located