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CENTCOM Finds Abby Gate Bombing “Not Preventable”

| April 16, 2024 | 45 Comments
CENTCOM Finds Abby Gate Bombing “Not Preventable”

Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable By Lolita C. Baldor and Farnoush Amiri WASHINGTON (AP) — The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the […]

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Milley, McKenzie Testify on A-Stan Debacle

| March 20, 2024 | 66 Comments
Milley, McKenzie Testify on A-Stan Debacle

Biden Foreign Policy These military leaders advised Biden against withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. What are they saying now? Story by Payton Davis Military leaders who advised President Joe Biden against the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan testified about it before Congress on Tuesday for the first time since their retirements. Former Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

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Joe Biden believes that history books would positively see his Afghanistan withdrawal decision

| February 16, 2024 | 35 Comments
Joe Biden believes that history books would positively see his Afghanistan withdrawal decision

According to a book written by Alexander Ward of Politico, Joe Biden believed that he made the right calls regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal. Mistakes of this nature that get negative attention increase the risk that those responsible for the scrutinized actions would submit a letter of resignation. None arrived related to the botched withdrawal. Biden […]

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Taliban benefiting from funds sent to Afghanistan from the US and from other donors

| November 2, 2023 | 34 Comments
Taliban benefiting from funds sent to Afghanistan from the US and from other donors

Every two weeks, approximately $80 million in aid pours into Afghanistan. This aid is intended to support humanitarian purposes. One of the caveats to this humanitarian aid is that the Taliban are not among the beneficiaries. However, the Taliban leverages its control to obtain information from aid groups and to funnel money into their coffers. […]

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The Pentagon orders more interviews related to the Kabul airport suicide attack

| September 16, 2023 | 37 Comments
The Pentagon orders more interviews related to the Kabul airport suicide attack

The military is interested in the testimony of service members present at the Kabul airport during the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. They are interested in interviewing military personnel and veterans, who were present during the attack, but who have not been interviewed about this attack. The Pentagon hopes to obtain new or different information than what previous […]

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This is my shocked face. No, really.

| September 6, 2023 | 16 Comments
This is my shocked face. No, really.

Pakistan alleges that US equipment left behind in Afghanistan is showing up elsewhere in nefarious hands. Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said terror groups in the country are now using American equipment, including night vision goggles and firearms, in their operations. One group, known as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has increased attacks on government […]

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Kabul PUC

| September 1, 2023 | 35 Comments
Kabul PUC

Soldiers, Marines from Kabul evac awarded Presidential Unit Citation By Davis Winkie Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 31, 2023 at 6:14 p.m. EST with additional information from Navy public affairs. Two years ago, the fall of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to the Taliban sparked one of the largest humanitarian operations in U.S. military […]

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Impeach Lloyd Austin

| August 28, 2023 | 50 Comments
Impeach Lloyd Austin

Leadership We watched in horrified disbelief as the rout from Afghanistan played on the world stage. America fled leaving US citizens, allies, treasure and worst of all the innocent to the depredations of an implacable enemy. I’ll not belabor the point, we all get it. The stunning military incompetence coupled with a massive indifference from […]

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