The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan gave the Chinese regime a golden opportunity to attack the United States and attempt to widen its own influence. And it wasted no time to seize it. State-run newspapers, broadcasters, and Chinese diplomats have launched a propaganda offensive not dissimilar to the regime’s ongoing efforts to deflect blame around the origins…
Chinese State Media Welcomes Taliban’s Rise in Afghanistan, Exults in US ‘Defeat’
August 17, 2021
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US Probing Deaths at Plane Takeoff in Kabul
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Air Force says its Office of Special Investigations is reviewing an incident at the Kabul airport Monday in which multiple people were killed when hundreds of Afghan civilians desperate to leave the country swarmed a C-17 cargo plane as it was attempting to take off. The Air Force did not say how many…
Veterans Express Anger, Sadness Over Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Billy Vaughn of Florida is hesitant to say whether the war in Afghanistan was worth it or not, believing it’s not for him to pass judgment. All the Gold Star father knows for certain is that his son, Aaron, died in that far-away conflict 10 years ago almost to the day at the tender age…
The US and Soviet Union in Afghanistan: A Tale of 2 Withdrawals
News Analysis When the cash-strapped Soviet Union stopped providing military support to its client government in Afghanistan in February 1989, U.S. intelligence officials predicted immediate demise for the Russian-backed Afghan regime. They were wrong. “Weeks passed and then more weeks. [Soviet-backed leader Mohammad] Najibullah, his cabinet, and his army held firm. Amid heavy snows, the…
The US and Soviet Union in Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Withdrawals
News Analysis When the cash-strapped Soviet Union stopped providing military support to its client government in Afghanistan in February 1989, U.S. intelligence officials predicted immediate demise for the Russian-backed Afghan regime. They were wrong. “Weeks passed and then more weeks. [Soviet-backed leader Mohammad] Najibullah, his cabinet, and his army held firm. Amid heavy snows, the…
The United States and Soviet Union in Afghanistan: a Tale of Two Withdrawals
News Analysis When a cash-strapped Soviet Union stopped providing military support to its client government in Afghanistan in February 1989, U.S. intelligence officials predicted immediate demise for the Russian-backed Afghan regime. They were wrong. “Weeks passed and then more weeks. [Soviet-backed leader Mohammad] Najibullah, his cabinet, and his army held firm. Amid heavy snows the…
US Agencies Scrub Websites to Protect Afghans Left Behind
WASHINGTON—Multiple federal agencies that operated in Afghanistan and worked with Afghan citizens have been hastily purging their websites, removing articles and photos that could endanger the Afghan civilians who interacted with them and now fear retribution from the Taliban. The online scrubbing campaign appeared to begin late last week when it became clear that the…
Taliban Spokesman: No Groups Will Be Allowed to Use Afghanistan for Terrorist Attacks
One of the Taliban’s main officials, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed in a press conference Tuesday that no groups will be allowed to use Afghanistan’s territory to launch attacks against any nation. Afghanistan’s territory will also not be used as training grounds for terrorist groups that can then launch attacks, he said. “We don’t want any…
Will America Ever Recover From the Disaster of Afghanistan?
Commentary John Rogin writes in the Washington Post: “As the situation on the ground in Afghanistan’s capital continues to deteriorate, thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in and around Kabul with no ability to get to the airport, which is their only way out of the country. As Taliban soldiers go door to door, searching…
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