U.S. troops on the ground in Kabul are turning away from the airport some Afghan collaborators and interpreters who supported America during its two decade occupation of the territory. These personnel are being temporarily refused in order to give priority to U.S. citizens and green card holders, an anonymous State …

CIA Director William J. Burns had a secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar Monday in Kabul. The former deputy secretary of state was sent to attend the clandestine rendezvous by President Biden amid the chaotic circumstances surrounding the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover. Anonymous U.S. …

The Taliban on Tuesday eliminated any ambiguity surrounding the United States’ withdrawal deadline, saying the American military must be out of Afghanistan by the Biden administration’s August 31 departure date. Amid rumors that President Biden is deliberating pushing out the expiration date to evacuate the thousands of American nationals and …

The government run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib imposed more measures to isolate its areas of influence in northwestern Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seems to be running an independent emirate in Idlib by imposing more measures that restrict the movement of goods and individuals. HTS has been designated …

Evacuation flights peaked over the past 24 hours, but security fears are growing amid Taliban warning. The Pentagon has no plans to request additional troops to secure Kabul airport as evacuations pick up ahead of an expected withdrawal deadline next week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday. Some 16,000 …

Israel fears that Iran and Hezbollah will take advantage of the economic and political crisis in Lebanon to tighten their hold on the country. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is now on his way to Washington for a first official visit. He is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden Aug. …

Seine Saint-Denis, Paris intra-muros… mais aussi Rennes ou Limoges (!): la proportion des 0-18 ans nés de deux parents extra-européens explose dans de nombreuses aires urbaines. Un basculement démographique historique. Analyses. Depuis de nombreuses années, la question des statistiques ethniques constitue un sujet brûlant au sein des débats relatifs au …

Les Russes avaient compris les premiers qu’on n’impose pas le socialisme à un pays musulman. Les Américains viennent de comprendre qu’on n’impose pas la démocratie à un pays islamique. Le bilan amer de Jean-Paul Brighelli sur le drame afghan. Voici un pays qui a sensiblement la même taille que la …

The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan was widely welcomed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which offered sweets in the streets of Idlib. Islamists of various shades have hailed the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as a major victory for global jihad. Leaders of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the powerful extremist Sunni group …

It ended in chaos and disaster. Kabul has fallen and Joe Biden is being blamed (by congressional Republicans in particular) for America’s now almost-20-year disaster in Afghanistan. But is the war on terror itself over? Apparently not. It seems like centuries ago, but do you remember when, in May 2003, …