Taliban
The first in-person meeting between the US and the Taliban since al Qaeda leader killed
This is the first meeting like this after the US took out Ayman al Zawahiri via drone strike. The Taliban condemned the attack but had previously vowed that Afghanistan would not be used to harbor terrorists. The US side had representation from the CIA and from the State Department. The Taliban side was led by […]
Theodore Kosin – The 49 Day Commando – No NDSM
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Theodore James Kosin, 33 y/o, who comes to us from Jamison, Pennsylvania. It seems that Theodore has been telling tales of two tours in Afghanistan, a Purple Heart, and PTSD. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. First, there are the claims on Kosin’s LinkedIn page. […]
Afghan crew attempts to fly Black Hawk, they crash
The Taliban’s defense ministry reports that a U.S. made Black Hawk crashed, killing at least three crew members. Five others were wounded. Afghanistan did have US trained pilots, but they fled as it became evident that the previous Aghan government was going to fall and be replaced by the Taliban. From the Associated Press: ISLAMABAD […]
Al Qaeda moving freely in Afghanistan
With the United States military out, Al Qaeda appears to have restored its safe haven in Afghanistan. Positive relationships with the Taliban assist with this endeavor. There are a couple of other major terrorist groups that appear to be moving forward in Afghanistan, including ISIS-K. Prison release, and recruitment, assisted the later with growing. From […]
Hey look, we’re throwing more money into Afghanistan, but not to get our allies out
After Biden’s botched pull out of Afghanistan last August, the country has been in more turmoil than…well…sometime in the Third Century maybe? Anywho, while we still have allies among the many people left behind when we just tucked tail, ran, and left behind billions in military equipment for the Taliban, there’s a humanitarian crisis. What does […]
…And Nobody Saw It Coming? Really?
This may cheer up some of you: Afghanistan’s economy depended heavily on the cash the US sank into it. Once we left, the money was cut off, and guess what? The Afghan economy is not just teetering, it is crashing into oblivion. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/afghanistan-heading-towards-collapse-faster-than-expected-swedish-minister-warns/ar-AAPRvc5?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnbfcL From the article: DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Afghanistan is heading towards […]
More on the 82nd Airborne’s Taliban war trophy
Jeff LPH 3 forwards to us this Task & Purpose report on MG Donahue’s war trophy we talked about earlier this week. According to the report, the 82nd Airborne’s spokesman says that nobody was ordered off an aircraft to load the truck. From the article; Col. Brett Lea, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division, […]
Redstate reports that MG Donahue ordered 50-100 people off last flight out of Kabul to take a war trophy
Poetrooper sends in that Redstate is reporting that Major General Donahue, Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division and who was the on-the-ground commander in the final days of the Kabul debacle, is said to have ordered everyone off a C-17 so that a war trophy could be loaded. Of course, when people went to […]
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