Commentary A sentence in an editorial about Afghanistan in the French newspaper, Le Monde, made me sit up. Titled “The Cruel Abandonment of Afghan Women,” it said: “Their progress [that of the Taliban] since the United States completed its military withdrawal on July 3rd bewilders the experts.” Really? Is anyone truly surprised—bewildered, indeed—by the progress…
China-Taliban Ties Warming Ahead of US Withdrawal
Chinese foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban representatives as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan. A photo posted on the ministry’s website showed Wang Yi posing with senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his delegation in the city of Tianjin, then sitting down to…
US Bill Bans Maps Showing Taiwan as Part of China
A man in China’s Zhengzhou city was brutally attacked by what appear to be plainclothes police officers as the man captures a video of mourners gathering to pay respects after the city’s subway flood disaster. Heavy rain and bad management aren’t the only reasons behind the subway tunnel flood. An expert warned about another risk…
How To Keep The Taliban Flush With Bombs
Commentary A terrorist can really express himself with 5,000 metric tons of explosives. That’s precisely why specialized teams of U.S. troops and contractors in Afghanistan helped account for and secure huge stockpiles of munitions stored at eight key sites across the country. But not anymore. Those Americans have already headed home, and any remaining folks…
CIA Chief Warns Taliban Is in ‘Strongest Military Position’ in Decades
CIA Director William Burns said last week that the Taliban is engaged in offensive operations across Afghanistan and that the group is probably in its best military position in decades. “The Taliban are making significant military advances; they’re probably in the strongest military position that they’ve been in since 2001,” Burns told NPR in a July…
To Avoid Afghan Civil War, Partition the Country
Commentary The Biden Administration is scandalously throwing in the towel on Afghanistan, announcing that after Aug. 31, U.S. airstrikes would no longer protect Afghan government forces from massed Taliban attacks. In response to this U.S. abdication of responsibility to an ally, Afghan troops are surrendering in the face of Taliban military advances on the ground,…
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Rockets Hit Near Afghan Presidential Palace
KABUL, Afghanistan—At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. There were no injuries and the rockets landed outside the heavily fortified palace grounds, said Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesman for the interior minister. The ISIS…
Afghan Government, Taliban: Two Sides to Meet Again, Expedite Talks
The delegations of the Afghan government and Taliban issued a joint statement on Sunday saying that they will meet again and that they have issued instructions to expedite their peace negotiations, Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV reported. The two delegations of negotiators, who have been in Doha since Saturday, said “the two sides committed to continue…
Officials, Taliban Strike Ceasefire Deal in Western Afghanistan, Says Provincial Governor
KABUL—Government officials in a western Afghan province said on July 15 that they had negotiated “an indefinite ceasefire” with the Taliban to prevent further attacks on the capital of the province. The move came after the terrorist group secured complete control over all the districts in Badghis Province, reflecting wider gains by the Taliban over…
British Defence Minister Says UK Will Work With Taliban Should They Come to Power
Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published on Tuesday. “Whatever the government of the day is, provided it adheres to certain international norms, the UK government will engage with it,” he was quoted as saying in…
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