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Air operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, continued through the night, getting between 700 and 800 people out of the country, said Army Maj. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor, the Joint Staff’s deputy director for regional operations. Taylor spoke alongside DOD Press Secretary John F. Kirby at …
Read More »The Price Of Biden’s Betrayal – OpEd
It took a couple of days for US President Joe Biden to interrupt his vacation at Camp David and address his people and a world still in shock at the carnage in Afghanistan. In his 10-minute remarks, Biden defended his handling of the US withdrawal, while blaming his predecessor, former …
Read More »Afghanistan’s Future Is Unclear – OpEd
The Soviet Army invaded Afghanistan in December, 1979 and withdrew, exhausted and demoralized, 10 years later. In Moscow a joke had long circulated: “Why are we still in Afghanistan?” Answer: “We are still looking for the people who invited us.” The same is true for the Americans and NATO who …
Read More »Taliban Spokesperson Denies He Gave Interview to Israeli Reporter
The Taliban’s international media spokesperson denied that he conducted an interview with an Israeli journalist, suggesting that a reporter for the Israel public broadcaster may have been “masquerading” in order to get the one-on-one. Suhail Shaheen on Tuesday night in a telephone interview with Roi Kais of Kan News said …
Read More »Thousands of Diplomats and Civilians Have Been Evacuated From Kabul
Thousands of diplomats and civilians reportedly have been evacuated from Kabul on military flights in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the country, and many more thousands are waiting to leave, including translators and other Afghan contractors who helped the US military in the country. The White House said …
Read More »World Leaders, Experts Criticize US Policy in Afghanistan
Czech President described the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as cowardice and a dramatic failure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. World leaders, political commentators, and foreign affairs experts have joined the international chorus denouncing the U.S. policy in Afghanistan, under which a 20-year military deployment suddenly came to a chaotic …
Read More »The Panjshiris Set Armed Resistance Against the Taliban
The National Resistance Front begins its operations from a territory that has never been conquered either by foreigners or Afghans. Former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who declared himself Afghanistan’s acting president on Tuesday, met with Ahmad Massoud in Bashir City in Iraq. From there, they will gather supporters, tanks, and …
Read More »Pentagon rushes more reinforcements to Kabul airport as panic disrupts evacuations
US troops regained control of the runway Monday afternoon after masses of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac hoping to escape. The Biden administration went on the defensive Monday after US troops rushed to restore order as chaos broke out at the Afghan capital’s main airport following the Taliban’s takeover of …
Read More »Biden’s Afghanistan speech: America’s criminal war ends in debacle
On Monday afternoon, US President Joe Biden delivered a nationally televised address in response to the collapse of the US-backed puppet government in Afghanistan. The scale and historical impact of the catastrophe suffered by American imperialism in Afghanistan, which in many respects exceeds even its defeat in the Vietnam War, …
Read More »The Collapse of Afghanistan: Blame the Suits, Not the Boots
The lightning-quick advance by the Taliban rapidly overran Afghanistan and led to the absolute collapse of the Afghan army and security forces. As the Taliban were posing for pictures inside the presidential palace, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was fleeing the country to Uzbekistan even before the United States could withdraw …
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