Taliban
The Taliban celebrates three years in power
Without the full benefit of US military backing during the withdrawal, units of the Afghan army collapsed and disbanded. They left, in their wake, US and NATO military equipment provided for use by the Afghani Army. As with ISIS in Iraq, and the North Vietnamese in South Vietnam, the Taliban captured these equipment. Since taking […]
Afghanistan withdrawal had Donald Trump been in the White House…
Wesley Hunt, Texas Representative, was in the same room as Donald Trump, the leader of the Taliban, and others were at. According to Hunt, Donald Trump told the leader of the Taliban that the withdrawal was going to be conditions based. When asked what those conditions were, the response was one, that if they harmed […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Short take Monday – Mikey, Lindh, NIH
The US Merchant Marine Academy has covered up a large painting of Jesus walking on water after a complaint from Mikey Weinstein’s Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Weinstein claimed the painting of Jesus “clearly projects the sectarian supremacy of Jesus Christ in some sort of obvious ocean rescue scenario for what appears to be distressed mariners […]
The Taliban shells Pakistani border town
Taliban forces shelled a town on the Pakistan side of the border, killing seven people. This event was part of a series of hostile incidents. The shelling wounded 16 individuals. The Taliban pointed to clashes involving checkpoints being constructed on Afghanistan’s side of the border. The Taliban further claimed that the two sides exchanged gunfire. […]
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