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Former Interpreter for U.S. in Afghanistan Shot and Killed in D.C. While Working as a Lyft Driver

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2023 41 Comments

"Disturbing surveillance video shows the moment a quad of individuals fled the scene after a Lyft driver was shot and killed in Washington, D.C."...

Afghanistan: Taliban Selling Tickets to Ruins of Bamiyan Buddhas They Destroyed in 2001

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 20, 2023 16 Comments

Millions of Afghans survive on U.S. and Western aid....

Biden Admin Blames Trump For Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Exit

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 06, 2023 23 Comments

The WH also finds time to praise itself on its response to...

Afghanistan: Taliban, China Sign Oil Exploration Deal

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 07, 2023 12 Comments

Chinese oil company "will invest as much as $150 million in the first year and $540 million over the subsequent three years."...

Professors Denounce Taliban Decision to Ban Afghan Women From Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 04, 2023 5 Comments

"fundamental ignorance of Islamic history and to their tribal ways of life in which women are clearly marginalized and expected to be subservient to men"...

Taliban in Afghanistan Ban Women From Attending Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2022 3 Comments

"Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women’s and minorities"...

https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/johnny-micheal-spann.html

Remembering Mike Spann – CIA Operations Officer Killed In Afghanistan on 11-25-2001

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2022 6 Comments

Spann, a CIA operations officer with Alpha Team, was the first American killed inside Afghanistan after 9/11, during the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, a prisoner uprising at the ancient fortress where American Taliban John Walker Lindh was held and interrogated by Spann....

American Contractor Mark Frerichs Freed From Taliban in Prisoner Exchange

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2022 4 Comments

The Taliban abducted Frerichs in January 2020. The U.S. released drug lord Bashir Noorzai to secure Frerichs' release....

One Year Ago Today: Biden’s Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 15, 2022 9 Comments

While President Biden calls his withdrawal as an "extraordinary success," the reality on the ground tells a different story....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6Oy43eBKs&t=5s

UN Report: Al-Qaida Flourishing in Taliban-Run Afghanistan, May Regain Capabilities to Launch “Long-Distance” Terror Attacks Soon

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 06, 2022 23 Comments

Afghanistan "could once again become a base for international terrorist attacks after the withdrawal of US and Nato troops last year."...

Joe Biden’s Presidency has Never Recovered From the Botched Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2022 30 Comments

Joe Biden's poll numbers are terrible and keep getting worse. While his approval is certainly being affected by inflation, high gas prices, and other issues, the withdrawal from Afghanistan was the pivotal moment. He has never recovered from it.

Democrat Strategist Predicts ‘Biblical Disaster’ for Party in 2022 Midterms

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 17, 2022 64 Comments

The outlook for Democrats in November is so grim that one insider is saying the party is facing a "biblical disaster" in the midterms this November. Biden's poll numbers began to sink after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and continued to sink as food and gas prices rose to historic levels.

Report: Documents Show Biden Admin was Completely Unprepared for Afghanistan Withdrawal

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2022 26 Comments

The Biden Administration's evacuation of Afghanistan in August of 2021 was a disaster. Some analysts point to that moment as the beginning of Biden's imploding poll numbers, as Americans were horrified by the images of people clinging to airplanes and falling to their deaths. Newly leaked documents show that Biden and his team were completely unprepared for this moment.

Afghanistan: Taliban Draw ‘Kill List’ To Hunt Down Gays, NGO Says

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on November 04, 2021 19 Comments

"We now know for sure the Taliban has a ‘kill list’ circulating, identifying LBTQI+ persons."...

Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan Faces Massive Food Crisis, UN Warns

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 26, 2021 32 Comments

"Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage." ...

Biden Administration Admits There Are Far More Americans Stranded in Afghanistan Than They Said Previously

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 23, 2021 23 Comments

Back in August, when President Joe Biden abandoned American citizens in Afghanistan during a disastrous withdrawal from the country, we were told that it was about 100 people. Many people suspected at the time that the number was actually much higher, and it turns out it is.

Marine Commander Who Demanded Accountability Of Military Leadership Docked $5k, Issued Letter of Reprimand

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 16, 2021 34 Comments

Meanwhile, CNN beclowns itself. Again....

Taliban Threaten the U.S., Europe with Migrant Wave if Sanctions Continue

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 14, 2021 11 Comments

Demand comes days after the Biden admin agreed to provide humanitarian aid to the Taliban-ruled country....

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