After 20 years, the United States is leaving Afghanistan. The problem is not that we left. That day was going to come eventually. It is how we left. Despite having ample time to plan an orderly withdrawal, the Biden administration somehow managed to create the biggest foreign policy disaster in a generation. The imagery of…
Demilitarizing US Bases Isn’t so Easy: Afghanistan War Vet
Former President Donald Trump said this week that the military should have destroyed its permanent bases before withdrawing from Afghanistan—an action that’s probably too late to take by now, according to a Marine Corp veteran who’s performed such operations. During his Aug. 17 interview with Sean Hannity, Trump lamented the Taliban’s seizure of U.S. military…
Taliban Kill Deutsche Welle Reporter’s Relative
BERLIN—German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle says the Taliban shot and killed a family member of one of their reporters in Afghanistan and severely injured a second family member. The broadcaster said in a statement on Thursday that Taliban fighters were looking for the Deutsche Welle reporter and searching homes in western Afghanistan. It said other…
Taliban Fire Guns as Protesters Wave Afghan Flag on Independence Day, Videos Show
Several protesters were reportedly killed by Taliban terrorists who opened fire at crowds of Afghans during the nation’s Independence Day. In one video, the sound of gunfire was heard on the streets of the capital, Kabul, on Thursday, near a rally that was being organized, leading to mass panic, with people seen taking cover. The footage…
Boosters? I Don’t Want Your Stinkin’ Boosters!
Commentary Our government—the current administration and its president—is now announcing those who took COVID-19 vaccines must take a booster. But who can trust the opinion of our government—any part of it, all those self-perpetuating enclaves of moribund bureaucrats—given what’s going on in Afghanistan? It’s laughable. It’s not just the “gang who couldn’t shoot straight.” It’s…
2,000 Evacuated From Afghanistan Over Past 24 Hours, Including 325 Americans: Pentagon
Some 2,000 people have been flown out of the U.S.-held airport in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, U.S. military officials told reporters in Washington early on Aug. 19. That includes more than 300 Americans, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Americans, Afghans, and a slew of others have rushed to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport to try…
2,000 Evacuated From Afghanistan Over Past 24 Hours, Including Nearly 300 Americans: Pentagon
Some 2,000 people were flown out of the U.S.-held airport in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, U.S. military officials told reporters on Thursday morning in Washington. That included nearly 300 Americans, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Americans, Afghans, and a slew of others have rushed to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport to try to flee the…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 19)
NTD takes a look at highlights from President Joe Biden’s first interview since the Taliban takeover, and reactions from lawmakers. Human rights watch says the international community must help Afghan women. This, while a female news presenter claims the Taliban would not let her go back to her job. And NTD hears from U.S. veterans,…
Biden Says al-Qaeda Bigger Threat Than Taliban, Claims Group in ‘Existential Crisis’
President Joe Biden says there is a “significantly greater” threat from al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups in other countries than the Taliban in Afghanistan as he defended his administration’s turbulent withdrawal. In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Biden stressed that the United States should shift its focus on places where terrorist threats are considered…
The Afghanistan Disaster: Is President Biden Really to Blame?
Commentary Last week, as Afghanistan crumbled, I found myself reading “How to Win Friends & Influence People,” one of the best-selling books of the 20th century. As I digested Dale Carnegie’s advice, I found myself wondering if President Biden owned a copy. His actions, on first inspection, seem to indicate that he doesn’t. After all,…
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