Category: US State Department

State Department Report Blames Both Biden, Trump Admins for Bungling Afghanistan Withdrawal

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…


IN-DEPTH: Biden Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire for Not Anticipating Sudan Crisis

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

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…


US State Department Says ‘Sufficient Resources’ in Place as China Simulates Striking Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has said that “sufficient resources and capabilities” were in place to ensure peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as Beijing staged war games around Taiwan for a third day. “We are comfortable and confident that we have in place sufficient resources and capabilities in the region to ensure peace and…


US State Department Monitoring Reports of Kidnapped Couple in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE—A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Saturday the government is aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti, after media outlets said a Florida couple had been kidnapped. Abigail Toussaint and Jean-Dickens Toussaint, both 33, were taken near capital Port-au-Prince and have been held for days, according to an online petition started by…


US Warns Hong Kong May Be Used as a Safe Haven for Sanctioned Russian Tycoon Yachts

Superyacht Nord believed to be owned by Alexei Mordashov, the Russian steel oligarch who is sanctioned by many countries, was docked in Hong Kong waters on Oct. 5. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of State was quoted by the Financial Times as saying that some people might use Hong Kong as a safe haven…


China in Focus (May 12): US Unveils International Religious Freedom Report

The United States has released its 2020 International Religious Freedom Report. It’s also announcing a visa ban on one Chinese official over his involvement in human rights abuses. A concentration camp survivor is exposing the atrocities she witnessed while detained. She shares her experience about torture methods used there, as part of China’s genocide against…