The two senior generals in charge of the US military during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 both blamed the State Department for not sooner ordering a “noncombatant evacuation operation” for remaining US citizens in Afghanistan in a congressional hearing on Tuesday. “It is my assessment that that decision came too late,” retired Gen. Mark […]
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Biden blames Trump for chaotic Afghan exit
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. The White House publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the so-called “ hotwash ” […]
Billion of US aid dollars vanished in Afghanistan
Ayear after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul began a scrambled U.S. airlift out of a two-decade conflict in Afghanistan, the United States once again finds itself devoting billions of dollars of military and economic aid to a partner at war — this time to Ukraine, in its fight against Russia. The U.S. had devoted at […]
Desperate Afghan Families Selling Daughters
SHAIDAI, Afghanistan — Bashful, with long locks of rust-colored hair dyed with henna, Benazir fidgets with a handful of gravel when the topic of her marriage comes up. She looks down at the ground and buries her head in her knees when she is asked whether she knows she has been promised to another family […]
Former US Soldier Rescues Christians From Taliban In Afghanistan
A former U.S. soldier said he’s brought at least 30 at-risk people, including Christians, from Afghanistan across the closed Pakistan border and was lashed by the Taliban for his efforts. The Afghan native went to Pakistan about a month ago and illegally crossed into Afghanistan to rescue his family. Relatives hid around Kabul after the Taliban took […]
Air Force To Investigate Drone Attack That Killed 7 Children
The Air Force on Tuesday said Lt. Gen. Sami Said will lead a review of the investigation into the Kabul Aug. 29 drone strike that was intended for ISIS-K militants but actually killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. “The secretary of the Air Force has directed Lt. Gen. Sam Said, the Department of the […]
Afghan Interpreter Who Saved American Lives Becomes Sheriff
Marine Corps Col. Randy Hoffman and his cousin, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman, share more than a last name and legacy of service. Both men have also had the fortune to work alongside a man the colonel called “one of the finest men” he’s ever served with. Sarasota Sheriff’s Deputy Mubarak, now a U.S. […]
Evacuations From Afghanistan Delayed Due To Measles
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has temporarily halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees after four people who recently arrived in the United States tested positive for the measles. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that the decision to pause flights was recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “out of an […]
US Military Bases Will House 50,000 Afghan Refugees
Eight U.S. military bases are working to house an expected 50,000 Afghan refugees, U.S. Northern Command head Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck said Friday. More than 25,600 Afghans have arrived stateside so far and include a mix of special immigrant visa (SIV) applicants and asylum-seekers, VanHerck told reporters at the Pentagon via satellite video. But […]
AOC Defends Biden’s Handling Of Afghan Withdrawal
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday defended President Biden for his “courageous decision” to withdraw from Afghanistan. The Democratic congresswoman’s defense of Biden comes amid intense criticism of the president’s handling of the withdrawal, which resulted in hundreds of Americans being stranded in Afghanistan. Ocasio-Cortez shared a video of past remarks in which she […]
Taliban Publicly Declares Victory Over The United States Of America
The Taliban declared victory Tuesday after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, with an official from the insurgent group declaring that the nation is free. The group marched into Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, dressed in camouflage and posing for photos, The Associated Press reported. “Afghanistan is finally free,” Hekmatuhha Wasiq, a Taliban official, told […]
Trump Demands Military Action If Taliban Doesn’t Return $ Billions Of Weapons
Former President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should respond with “unequivocal Military force” if the Taliban refuse to return the billions of dollars worth of military equipment that was left behind in Afghanistan or “at least bomb the hell out of” the hardware. “Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so […]