Tagged: afghanistan
Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
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3 years ago
Troops would have been “much better prepared to conduct a more orderly” evacuation had policymakers “paid attention to the indicators of what was happening on the ground,” Time and again the...
EXPLAINER: What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation?
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4 years ago
What happened 500 years ago is fresh news but what happened three months ago is old news. The relocation and resettlement of Afghan refugees progresses in the shadows of a liberal government...
ISIS in Afghanistan Might Be Able to Launch International Attacks Within a Year, Pentagon Official Warns
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4 years ago
"We have considerable evidence that they have the intent; the question at the moment is the capability," Kahl added of al-Qaida and ISIS-K's desire to conduct attacks outside of Afghanistan.
Remembering ex-MLB prospect who chose Army over baseball - Indian Country Today
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4 years ago
On this day when we pay respects to those that died in the attacks on 9/11 and the first responders that answered the call and many gave their lives. This is the story of a young man that joined...
Taliban Holds Up Glenn Beck Group's Planes; At Least 100 Americans Among Passengers
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Mike Hunt's Taco Stand
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4 years ago
I recommend that glenn beck and a blue ribbon panel of rwnj media personalities go there and negotiate directly with the taliban for the release of the americans and special visa holders. hey...
Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base - Defense One
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4 years ago
Ultimately, thousands of those Afghans will come to the United States, where they will be initially housed at several military bases, such as Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and Fort...
Biden’s Afghanistan speech: America’s criminal war ends in debacle
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4 years ago
Empires have coveted Afghanistan for millennia. We all know this. Afghans know it from archeological traces attesting to the folly of their efforts. Now US imperialism coveted this prize -- a...
Exclusive: Trump never raised Russia's Taliban bounties with Putin
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5 years ago
Why won't Trump confront Putin? Why won't Trump protect American servicemen and women? It cannot be a mere dereliction of duty. There is something far more sinister about the Trump/Putin...
Trump’s order to strike Iranian commander sparks fresh debate in Congress over war powers
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5 years ago
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) unveiled plans to use privileges in the War Powers Act to at least force votes on a debate in the Senate on authorizing use of force. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington...
Fox News reports: Mitch McConnell says Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a ‘grave’ mistake
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6 years ago
(Photo: Fox News) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rebuked President Trump’s withdrawal of troops from Syria on Friday, calling it a “grave strategic mistake” in an op-ed that...
Trump's 'Civil War' threat is 'beyond repugnant,' says GOP Rep. Kinzinger
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6 years ago
President Trump and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. (Photos: Carolyn Kaster/AP, Jacquelyn Martin/AP) President Trump sent out a barrage of tweets over the weekend defending his “perfect” phone...