Commentary For the next century historians and military officers will analyze the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal humiliation. Here are three questions I guarantee will spur debate. No. 1: Was there any way to convince the Biden administration to reconsider its “perception driven” Beltway media-political strategy in Afghanistan, see the terrible on-the-ground facts as consequential and…
Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Rescue Biden in 2008 Leaves Afghanistan
An Afghan interpreter who helped with the rescue of President Joe Biden in 2008—who was then a senator—managed to leave the war-torn nation with his family, according to multiple reports. Aman Khalili, along with his wife and four children, “safely departed Afghanistan and subsequently initiated onward travel from Pakistan,” a representative for the U.S. State Department told…
EU Increases Aid Pledge to Afghanistan and Its Neighbours to 1 Billion Euros
BRUSSELS—The European Union will give an additional 700 million euros ($809.2 million) in emergency aid to Afghanistan and its neighboring countries, the European Commission said ahead of Tuesday’s Group of 20 Afghan summit. The pledge takes the total commitment of new funding to 1 billion euros after the EU executive’s earlier promise of 300 million…
Australian PM Urges Humanitarian Aid to Afghans
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged world leaders to continue to provide aid to the Afghan people living under Taliban rule. Morrison made the comments when he attended the virtual Group of 20 (G20) summit overnight, hosted by the Italian prime minister. He also called on global leaders to maintain pressure on the Taliban…
Taliban Forces Able to Control ISIS Threat in Afghanistan, Says Political Spokesman
The Taliban is able to control threats from the ISIS terrorist group, which has been responsible for a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan in recent weeks, a political spokesman who serves as foreign minister under the Taliban’s new government said on Tuesday. Amir Khan Muttaqi made the comments during talks in Doha, explaining that…
EpochTV Review: Keep Your Enemies Closer
Commentary President Joe Biden has never met a foreign policy decision he couldn’t get wrong. That has never been more true than it is now in the wake of our withdrawal from Afghanistan. Much has been made of the damage the withdrawal has done to the United States’ reputation, to our relationship with our allies,…
US Says Aid Will Go Directly to Afghan People
The United States during talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar over the weekend agreed to provide humanitarian aid directly to the Afghan people, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. Price said an inter-agency delegation traveled to Doha to meet with senior Taliban representatives on Oct. 9 and 10, marking the first…
What Is the Real Threat From al-Qaeda and ISIS in Afghanistan? Terrorism Analyst Bill Roggio on Why Afghanistan Fell
October 10, 2021
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The estimated number of Al Qaeda members in Afghanistan remained between 50 and 100 from 2010 to late 2015, says terrorism analyst and editor of the Long War Journal, Bill Roggio. This estimate was only revised after a U.S. military raid of an Al Qaeda training camp, in which about 160 Al Qaeda fighters were…
Afghanistan’s Ripple Effect on The World
In this episode of Counterculture with Danielle D’Souza Gill, Danielle looks into not how the perils in Afghanistan have affected America, but how they have affected the world. The geopolitical stage has changed, with China, Pakistan, and other rivals moving in to increase their influence, while America and other allies are more at risk. The…
Taliban Won’t Work With US to Contain ISIS After Terrorist Attacks: Spokesman
The Taliban won’t cooperate with the United States to contain the ISIS terrorist group after it claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed dozens of people in the northern city of Kunduz last week, according to a spokesman for the extremist group. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban, said in an interview Saturday…
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