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Tagged: afghanistan

Sweden to pay immigrants up to US$34,000 to go back to home country

Sweden to pay immigrants up to US$34,000 to go back to home country


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  6 months ago

Photo credit: Agence France-Presse
Biden left Taliban $7B in weapons, fingerprint scanners used to hunt US allies: damning report

Biden left Taliban $7B in weapons, fingerprint scanners used to hunt US allies: damning report


Via: texan1211  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  6 months ago

How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options | AP News

How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options | AP News


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  243 Comments  •  10 months ago

Taliban To Resume Stoning Women In Public For Adultery

Taliban To Resume Stoning Women In Public For Adultery


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  73 Comments  •  last year

Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal


Via: jeremy-in-nc  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  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...
ISIS in Afghanistan Might Be Able to Launch International Attacks Within a Year, Pentagon Official Warns

ISIS in Afghanistan Might Be Able to Launch International Attacks Within a Year, Pentagon Official Warns


Via: jeremy-in-nc  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  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.
Biden approval 'underwater' as Americans criticize his withdrawal from Afghanistan, new poll shows

Biden approval 'underwater' as Americans criticize his withdrawal from Afghanistan, new poll shows


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  4 years ago

Afghanistan Has Faded From Television News Except On Fox News

Afghanistan Has Faded From Television News Except On Fox News


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  34 Comments  •  4 years ago

A Mistaken Pentagon Drone Attack? - WSJ

A Mistaken Pentagon Drone Attack? - WSJ


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  4 years ago

The West is getting Afghanistan wrong - again | Asia | Al Jazeera

The West is getting Afghanistan wrong - again | Asia | Al Jazeera


Via: hallux  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  4 years ago

Psaki refuses to discuss leaked Biden call with Ghani that shows he knew Afghan army was collapsing

Psaki refuses to discuss leaked Biden call with Ghani that shows he knew Afghan army was collapsing


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  27 Comments  •  4 years ago

BREAKING: Taliban fighters celebrate 'defeating' Joe Biden as final US troops leave Afghanistan

BREAKING: Taliban fighters celebrate 'defeating' Joe Biden as final US troops leave Afghanistan


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  22 Comments  •  4 years ago

Mom of Marine who died in Kabul attack: Biden voters ‘killed my son’

Mom of Marine who died in Kabul attack: Biden voters ‘killed my son’


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  54 Comments  •  4 years ago

Almost Two Dozen Southern California Students Trapped In Afghanistan - CBS Los Angeles

Almost Two Dozen Southern California Students Trapped In Afghanistan - CBS Los Angeles


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  17 Comments  •  4 years ago

‘Absolutely Not’ Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) Says U.S Isn’t On Track To Get Americans Out Of Afghanistan Before Deadline

‘Absolutely Not’ Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) Says U.S Isn’t On Track To Get Americans Out Of Afghanistan Before Deadline


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  17 Comments  •  4 years ago

Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base - Defense One

Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base - Defense One


Via: expatingb  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  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...
As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports

As US military sticks to airport, British and French forces are rescuing their citizens in Kabul: reports


Via: moose-knuckle  •  News & Politics  •  59 Comments  •  4 years ago

"Good Fighters" and "Great Negotiators": Donald Trump Is Weirdly Full of Praise for the Taliban

"Good Fighters" and "Great Negotiators": Donald Trump Is Weirdly Full of Praise for the Taliban


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  17 Comments  •  4 years ago

Biden’s Afghanistan speech: America’s criminal war ends in debacle

Biden’s Afghanistan speech: America’s criminal war ends in debacle


Via: trotskys-spectre  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  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...
Taliban leader was freed from Guantanamo in 2014 swap by Obama

Taliban leader was freed from Guantanamo in 2014 swap by Obama


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  76 Comments  •  4 years ago

GOP Removes Page Praising Donald Trump's 'Historic' Peace Deal With Taliban

GOP Removes Page Praising Donald Trump's 'Historic' Peace Deal With Taliban


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  4 years ago

President Trump's Disgraceful Peace Deal with the Taliban | Time

President Trump's Disgraceful Peace Deal with the Taliban | Time


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  4 years ago

Exclusive: Trump never raised Russia's Taliban bounties with Putin

Exclusive: Trump never raised Russia's Taliban bounties with Putin


Via: gsquared  •  News & Politics  •  31 Comments  •  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

Trump’s order to strike Iranian commander sparks fresh debate in Congress over war powers


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  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

Fox News reports: Mitch McConnell says Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a ‘grave’ mistake


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  22 Comments  •  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

Trump's 'Civil War' threat is 'beyond repugnant,' says GOP Rep. Kinzinger


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  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...