Tag: Afghanistan

Bush Warns Afghanistan Withdrawal Could Harm Women, Girls if Taliban Retakes Power

Former President George W. Bush says he is concerned that President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 could harm women and girls in the long run if the “brutal” Taliban returns to power. Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region on April 14, saying that…


Withdrawal From Afghanistan Timed to Humiliate US

Commentary As if there were any doubts about the animosity directed by the Left against the United States of America, President Joe Biden’s announcement that all American troops will be withdrawn from George W. Bush’s ill-conceived and thoroughly wasteful war in Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021 finally ought to dispel them. Think they picked that…


No Guarantee ISIS Won’t Bounce Back in Afghanistan After Troop Pullout: National Security Adviser

National security adviser Jake Sullivan says he “can’t make any guarantees” that terrorist groups such as al-Qaida and ISIS won’t see a resurgence once U.S. forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan in the coming months. Sullivan made the remarks on April 18 in response to questions from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, who cited pushback…


Trump Urges Biden Against Sept. 11 Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline

President Joe Biden’s decision to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan past the deadline agreed upon by the Trump administration is the wrong one, former President Donald Trump says. “I wish Joe Biden wouldn’t use September 11th as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons,” Trump said in an April 18 statement…


Trump Urges Against Biden’s Sept. 11 Afghanistan Pullout Deadline

President Joe Biden’s decision to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan past the deadline agreed upon by the Trump administration is the wrong one, former President Donald Trump says. “I wish Joe Biden wouldn’t use September 11th as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons,” Trump said in an April 18 statement…


New Defence Minister Overturns Decision to Strip Afghan Veterans of Medals

Newly appointed Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has overturned a decision to strip 3,000 soldiers of their citations after their service in Afghanistan. Last year, Chief of Defence Angus Campbell recommended the Meritorious Unit Citation be revoked for the Special Operations Task Group as a “collective punishment” after the release of a report that revealed…


The Nation Speaks (April 17): As Riots Return, What Lies Ahead; Supreme Court Under Review; Out of Afghanistan

In Minnesota, former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for murder, in the in-custody death of George Floyd. Then, last week, barely 10 miles from the courtroom, now ex-officer Kim Potter accidentally shot her gun, instead of her taser, at another black man during a traffic stop, killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Demonstrators poured into…


Deep Dive (April 15): McConnell: ‘Grave Mistake’ Pulling Troops From Afghanistan

U.S. troops are coming home. President Joe Biden announced U.S. military troops in Afghanistan will start their final withdrawal in about 2 weeks, ending the 20-year presence there. Dubbed the “Forever War,” it’s spanned four administrations. What are the responses in Congress? Biden said the 9/11 terrorist attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain there…


US Secretary of State Visits Afghanistan in Surprise Trip After Biden’s Withdrawal Announcement

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Afghanistan Thursday, less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced all American troops would be leaving the country by Sept. 11. Blinken in the unannounced trip met in Kabul with the country’s president, Ashraf Ghani, and another top official, Abdullah Abdullah. The overarching message was that the United…


UK to Begin Pull-Out of Troops from Afghanistan by May 1

Britain will begin the drawdown of its military presence in Afghanistan by May 1 in coordination with its NATO allies, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The British military presence in Afghanistan began in 2001 as part of a NATO operation in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. “NATO assembled…