Taliban
Like a case of herpes…
He just keeps coming back. After pleading guilty to deserting his post and misbehaving before the enemy, dishonorably discharged, traitorous US Army soldier is now civilly suing the US Government. He claims that President Trump’s statements on his being “a dirty, rotten traitor” (factual statement if you ask us and entirely in line with his […]
At Least Thirty Taliban Killed in Bomb Explosion
Thirty Taliban met at a mosque to go over some bomb related training. Included in the curriculum was bomb assembly and IED. Their training ended with an unexpected “practical” that turned out to be an explosive experience. From the Khaama Press News Agency: According to the statement, bodies of the six Taliban affiliated foreign nationals […]
Are we back to helping the Taliban?
According to the Washington Post, we are. They say we’re running a “Taliban Air Force” (tongue in cheek) for them by providing air support in the Taliban’s fight against ISIS. If true, things really do go full circle. What could possibly go wrong? Army Sgt. 1st Class Steve Frye was stuck on base last summer […]
Bergdahl. The painful rash that just won’t go away…
Bergdahl lawyers say military judge’s job application posed conflict ninja sends us the Military Times article and on the latest attempts by Bergdahl’s lawyers to free the convicted deserter. A new motion filed in the case of former U.S Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is asking the highest appeals court for the U.S. military to overturn […]
Taliban Assures the West Regarding Threats from Afghanistan
The Taliban is saying that Afghanistan would not be used to launch attacks against other nations. Troops in Afghanistan have been cut to 8,600 per the deal made with the insurgents. If conditions for withdrawal are met next year, those 8,600 would also be pulled out. The U.S. side is more interested in actions than […]
Afghan peace deal hits first snag over Taliban prisoner releases
Thought this was going to be stumbling block #1. Kathy Gannon KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a U.S.-Taliban […]
US-Taliban sign peace deal – US troops to exit Afghanistan in 14 months
IED Detonation US officials and Taliban representatives have signed a final peace deal after months of negotiations in Qatar’s capital to end the United States’s longest war. Today’s agreement, signed in Doha in the presence of leaders from the US, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, will pave the way for the US […]
Trump expresses optimism for US peace deal with Taliban
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, wave as they walk across the tarmac to board Air Force One during their departure, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to India. (Alex Brandon/AP) I’m guardedly optimistic. Both the Taliban and the U.S. are calling on their forces to […]
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