The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan concluded with the Taliban taking control of the Middle East country as it had prior to the 2001 invasion, but the biggest winner of the conflict may not have been the Islamist militant group but instead China. China is in a more favorable strategic position now that its top … Continued
The Pentagon activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) early Sunday to aid in the Afghanistan evacuation efforts. The announcement means the Pentagon is ordering six commercial airlines – American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Airlines, Omni Air, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines – to help with moving people out of Afghanistan. The commercial airlines will … Continued
President Biden on Sunday left open the possibility of extending U.S. troop deployments in Afghanistan beyond an Aug. 31 deadline if necessary to facilitate the evacuation of American personnel and Afghan allies. Biden previously said troops would remain in Afghanistan until all Americans were out of the country, though his comments Sunday were the clearest … Continued
An extraordinary photo shows the heartbreaking moment a wailing baby was handed over to an American soldier at the Kabul airport, where desperate Afghans have been trying to flee from the Taliban-controlled country. The soldier plucked the child, reported to be a girl, over barbed wire during the chaos at Hamid Karzai International Airport, where … Continued
As many as 80,000 Americans and Afghans who once worked for the US still need to be evacuated from Kabul amid the botched withdrawal that has been marred by violence and chaos. The US has evacuated 7,000 from Kabul since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan five days ago but there are still between 60,000 and … Continued
Some 2,000 people have been flown out of the U.S.-held airport in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, U.S. military officials told reporters in Washington early on Aug. 19. That includes more than 300 Americans, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Americans, Afghans, and a slew of others have rushed to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport to try to flee … Continued
Dan Crenshaw may be a rising Republican star thanks to his ability to speak with uncommon pointed clarity on the issues of the day. But his latest op-ed on Afghanistan is the fruit of his intellect and his experience: “He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 as a member of the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team … Continued
The former White House chief strategist discussed the unprecedented scenario during an episode of his War Room show on Wednesday while criticizing Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. After saying “people should be court-martialed” over U.S. forces abandoning Bagram Airfield , which some have opined could have been used to help with evacuations following the … Continued
My heart breaks as I see the Afghan people flood the Kabul airport in the hope of escaping the Taliban. President Biden’s assurances — supposedly based on what he was told by his intelligence community — that the Afghan Armed Forces were fully able to defeat the Taliban proved to be colossally wrong. Americans want … Continued
A spokesman for the Taliban warned that U.S. troops in Afghanistan have to leave by Sept. 11—the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that launched the United States into the war—after troops were re-deployed to the Kabul airport to oversee an evacuation. Suhail Shaheen, a member of the Taliban’s political office, told Sky News on Tuesday that “we are committed … Continued
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan advised Americans to “shelter in place” amid reports that the Kabul Airport, one of the main exit points from Afghanistan, is taking fire from Taliban terrorists. In a bulletin sent out on Sunday, the U.S. Department of State said that “the security situation in Kabul is changing quickly including at the airport.” “There are reports of … Continued
The Biden administration on Sunday deflected blame for the rapid fallout from the U.S. troop from Afghanistan, racing to stem the political bleeding from the biggest foreign-policy challenge of his young presidency. The White House was reeling from images of U.S. diplomats and civilians scrambling to evacuate Kabul as the Taliban advanced into the Afghan capital. The situation grew direr … Continued
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