The Taliban were in position near the Panjshir valley and had retaken three districts in northern Afghanistan that fell to local militia groups last week, a spokesman said on Monday, though there were no confirmed reports of further fighting. The districts of Bano, Deh Saleh, and Pul e-Hesar in the northern province of Baghlan were…
‘No Reason’ to Withdraw From Afghanistan Immediately: Former Australian PM
Former Prime Minister John Howard—who deployed Australian troops to Afghanistan in 2001 along with democratic allies—has questioned the need for the U.S. administration to withdraw all forces from the country immediately. “There was no reason why a very much smaller force could not have been left there for an indeterminant time,” he told Sky News…
Deep Dive (Aug. 23): Evacuation Efforts in Afghanistan Continue Amid Looming Aug. 31 Deadline
Chaotic scenes are coming out of Kabul a week after the Taliban takeover. Desperation is rising on the ground as thousands try and flee the country. And a firefight broke out Monday morning when a sniper started shooting at Afghan security forces helping secure the base—killing one of them. Lt. Col. Tripp Adams, who was part…
Evacuate Afghanistan Through Aggressive Action
Commentary The Digital Dunkirk, which was organized at first by U.S. military veterans, has been helping people make it to the Kabul airport by helping them maneuver around fixed and mobile Taliban guards and sentries. They do this with satellite imagery and keep constant watch on an evolving situation. Even with this help, making it through…
Historically, Afghanistan Not the ‘Graveyard of Empires,’ But Site of Horrifying Shambles Today
Commentary In addition to innumerable other untruths, obfuscations, instantly retracted briefing information, and implausible apologia for the horrifying shambles in Afghanistan, there is also a good deal of misstated history. American television commentators who do not know anything about the history of the region toss off aphorisms about “the graveyard of empires,” and assure their…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 23)
The FDA approves the Pfizer vaccine as President Joe Biden calls for new vaccine mandates, the pressure is on to evacuate the tens of thousands of people waiting to leave Afghanistan, and the death toll from the flash floods in Tennessee is rising.
US Veteran Groups Demand Meeting With Biden on Afghanistan Evacuation Effort
August 23, 2021
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On Monday, a group of nearly four dozen veteran organizations requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the evacuation of U.S. partners in Afghanistan and “fulfilling our commitment to our Afghan allies.” “Failing to meet our obligations to these Afghans would not only be a national security risk—harming America’s reputation abroad and eroding the…
Beijing Says the US Cannot Abandon Afghanistan Amid Anti-American Propaganda Offensive
August 23, 2021
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The Chinese regime said that the United States cannot simply walk away from the Afghanistan chaos in its latest salvo directed at Washington amid an aggressive propaganda campaign leveraging the crisis. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Aug. 23 cast the United States as the “chief root cause and biggest factor” for the unfolding…
Trudeau: Canada Will Push for Sanctions Against Taliban at G7 Meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will push for economic sanctions against the Taliban at the virtual meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven countries on Tuesday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for the G7 meeting to work out a response to the “humanitarian crisis” in Afghanistan, as thousands of civilians try to…
New Jersey Military Base to Be Used to House Afghan Evacuees: Pentagon
A military base in New Jersey will house evacuees from Afghanistan as the United States works on flying tens of thousands of Afghans from the Taliban-held country. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, about 39 miles northeast of Philadelphia, is the fourth base that is preparing to or already has accepted evacuees. The other three bases are Fort…
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