The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombings at Kabul Airport killed more than 180 people, including 13 members of the United States military, and marked an ugly end to America’s 20-year war against terror in Afghanistan. Republicans have clamored for analyses of the blundered withdrawal for nearly two years, although the GOP’s rhetorical chorus has conclusively…
State Department Report Blames Both Biden, Trump Admins for Bungling Afghanistan Withdrawal
June 30, 2023
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IN-DEPTH: Biden Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire for Not Anticipating Sudan Crisis
May 10, 2023
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The only people surprised that rival generals were marshaling forces to battle for supremacy in Sudan were the U.S. State Department and its Africa desk, Republican and Democratic senators alleged during a May 10 hearing on “options for an effective policy response” to the unfolding catastrophe. As a result, senators said, when fighting exploded April…
Biden Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire for Not Anticipating Sudan Crisis
May 10, 2023
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The only people surprised that rival generals were marshaling forces to battle for supremacy in Sudan were the U.S. State Department and its Africa desk, Republican and Democratic senators alleged during a May 10 hearing on “options for an effective policy response” to the unfolding catastrophe. As a result, senators said, when fighting exploded April…
Book Review: ‘Saving Aziz: How the Mission to Help One Became a Calling to Rescue Thousands From the Taliban’
The decision to exit Afghanistan was one discussed, haggled over, and planned for years. The disgraceful method in which the exit was conducted made it seem as though the decision had been made in minutes. The results of the seemingly non-strategic Afghanistan exit were tragic, costly, and embarrassing―the tragedy, costliness, and embarrassment is ongoing. Chad…
Emails Show Johnson Lied Over Afghan Animal Evacuation: UK Opposition
Opposition parties have accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of lying about the role he played in bringing over 100 animals from Afghanistan to the UK during the Kabul airlift, after a leaked email shows he “authorised” the evacuation. The 94 dogs and 69 cats were in the care of an animal welfare charity called…
Blinken Orders State Department Reviews of Afghanistan Evacuation, Relocation Efforts
October 28, 2021
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that he has ordered internal reviews of the U.S. evacuation and relocation efforts from Afghanistan. The United States withdrew from Afghanistan on Aug. 30, ending a two decade war that began in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. President Joe Biden refused to extend…
Air Force Says Commercial Evacuation Flight From Kabul Was Nearly Hijacked
October 14, 2021
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The United States Air Force (USAF) on Tuesday said that a commercial flight from Kabul’s international airport was nearly hijacked during evacuation efforts that followed the Taliban takeover. Lt. Col. Kristen Duncan, a public affairs officer for the 23rd Wing, wrote in a statement on the Air Force’s website that several people aboard a commercial…
Chuck Schumer Says All Americans Who Wanted to Leave Afghanistan Are Out
September 7, 2021
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said all American citizens who wanted to leave Afghanistan have made it out, contradicting numbers coming out of the U.S. State Department and accounts from organizations still evacuating U.S. citizens and allies from Kabul airport. “The Americans, all of whom wanted to come out, have come out, praise God….
GOP Lawmakers Denounce Ending Afghanistan Evacuation, Saying House Members Still Receiving Calls From US Citizens
August 31, 2021
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Republican lawmakers are blasting President Joe Biden for adhering to the Taliban-set Afghanistan evacuation deadline, with U.S. citizens and allies left behind, saying that GOP and Democrat members of the House are still receiving calls from citizens stuck in Afghanistan. “I want to thank, also, so many congressional offices, so many of you, Republican and…
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Work to Identify 9/11 Victims Persists; Civilians Lead Rescue Ops in Afghanistan
Twenty years after 9/11, forensic scientists are still working to identify victims of the New York terror attacks. And they’re having some success, as we hear from Mechthild Prinz, who was an assistant director at New York’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner back in 2001. Then, in America Q&A we ask: If regular COVID-19…