Afghanistan
Bergdahl conviction overturned
Remember Bowe Bergdahl? Captured by the Taliban after going walkabout, Bergdahl was feted by the Obama White House until convicted of desertion. Probably no need to point out the US service member injured while looking for him, either… The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington says that military judge Jeffrey Nance, […]
After Accused of Being a Fake, Royal Marine is Praised by Prince Harry as a Hero
A disabled Royal Marine, who lost an arm and leg in Afghanistan, was reported as a fake due to a disabled parking badge. Royal Marine hailed a hero by Prince Harry after losing arm and leg in Afghanistan ‘is reported to council by busybody traffic warden who claimed his blue disabled badge is a FAKE’ […]
Kabul bomber killed – by the Taliban
One of our high-priority targets must have been the man who was behind the bombing outside Kabul airport August 26, 2021, during the US retreat clusterfuck withdrawal evacuation which killed 13 of our troops and around 170 civilians. The bombing has been attributed to ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), the local Afghan ISIS organization. The Taliban have […]
US foreign aid intended for the Afghan people might be going to the Taliban instead
A government watchdog claims that billions worth of U.S. aid, intended to assist Afghan civilians, may be benefiting the Taliban. A key reason mentioned for this possibility is poor oversight over the money’s flow. Given this apparent lack of visibility on where the money is going, those reviewing this issue are not able to conclusively […]
Afghan terp earns an EGA
A young man who spent a couple years working with USMC and NATO forces in Afghanistan as an interpreter has become a Marine recently. He wants to give back to the US and the Corps. I wish we had more American-born people that felt that way. From the DoD; It’s rare to come across a […]
Afghanistan withdrawal report not about accountability, but it’s Donald Trump’s fault
The White House released a report about the Afghanistan withdrawal while insisting that the report was not about accountability. The report appeared to not indicate any faults that Joe Biden may have had in plannings related to the evacuation. However, the report appears to shift some blame to Donald Trump’s administration. The Trump Administration apparently […]
Afghan Orphan update
You may remember that a while back we talked about Marine Major Joshua Mast, who with his wife adopted an Afghan child. Except it turned out the little girl was living with her relatives at the time. Apparently her true parents were killed in a joint US/Afghan counter-insurgent raid in the war, and the 20-month […]
Tragic Testimony
U.S. Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews “During and After the Fall of Kabul: Examining the Administration’s Emergency Evacuation from Afghanistan.” The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee held its first hearing Wednesday on the United States’ precipitous troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, “One of the worst foreign policy failures in American history.” On the panel is a U.S. […]
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