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CNN Faces Defamation Lawsuit Over Afghan Evac

| June 26, 2024 | 19 Comments
CNN Faces Defamation Lawsuit Over Afghan Evac

CNN To Face Defamation Case In Florida Over Alleged False Narrative About Afghanistan Evacuations A Florida appeals court Wednesday said a security consultant could pursue a punitive damages claim against CNN in a defamation and trade-libel lawsuit stemming from the evacuation of Afghan citizens as the United States withdrew from Afghanistan. A three-judge panel of […]

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Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction dismissal to be considered by US Appeals Court

| June 7, 2024 | 24 Comments
Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction dismissal to be considered by US Appeals Court

A U.S. District Court Judge dismissed the conviction of Bowe Bergdahl. The Justice Department appealed this dismissal at the U.S. Court of Appeals at the District of Columbia. The reason for the conviction dismissal involved an argument that the presiding judge for the original trial had a “conflict of interest”. Bergdahl’s lawyers also argued that […]

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Pentagon’s Abby Gate Review Challenged By Video Evidence

| April 24, 2024 | 47 Comments
Pentagon’s Abby Gate Review Challenged By Video Evidence

Exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of a horrific attack as the US withdrew from Afghanistan Nick Paton Walsh Mick Krever New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from […]

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CENTCOM Finds Abby Gate Bombing “Not Preventable”

| April 16, 2024 | 46 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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