Tag: Haqqani network

‘We Did That’: Afghanistan a Year After the US Surrender

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary July 31st 2022. Kabul, Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed by an American drone strike. His death is described as a victory against Islamic terrorism and a success for the Biden administration. Zawahiri was an Islamic terrorist, head of al-Qaeda; his death was good news. America’s intelligence services showed they still could obtain precise intelligence…


Ernst Blasts Biden’s Release of US Tax Dollars to Aid Taliban’s ‘Endangered Species’ Efforts

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) says President Joe Biden is compounding the tragedy of the bungled U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by approving unspecified amounts of U.S. foreign aid for “endangered species” programs through the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist networks that now control the war-torn country. “After ordering a hasty and disastrous retreat from Afghanistan last August,…


Taliban Declare Ban on Slogans, Protests That Don’t Have Their Approval

The Taliban on Sept. 8 announced a ban on all slogans, demonstrations, and protests that do not have their official approval in yet another signal that the Islamist group is taking a hardline and repressive approach to government. A decree was issued on Wednesday by the head of the Taliban’s new interior ministry, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is a member of the…