Two top-ranking generals on Tuesday said they recommended to President Joe Biden that he leave U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “I recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan,” Gen. Frank McKenzie told members of a Senate panel in Washington. Gen. Mark Milley also said he believed U.S. troops should remain in the Central Asian country. And…
Generals Recommended to Biden to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
Two top-ranking generals on Tuesday said they recommended to President Joe Biden that he leave U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “I recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan,” Gen. Frank McKenzie told members of a Senate panel in Washington. Gen. Mark Milley also said he believed U.S. troops should remain in the Central Asian country. And…
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Taliban’s Newly-Appointed Chancellor of Kabul University Bans Women From Working or Studying at Institution
The Taliban’s newly-appointed chancellor of Kabul University has banned women from working or studying at the institution, he announced on Monday. Mohammad Ashram Ghairat, a BA degree holder, stepped into the role of chancellor of the university this week after the Taliban fired PhD holder Vice-Chancellor of Kabul University, Muhammad Osman Baburi. The decision sparked backlash throughout…
US Marine Who Sought Accountability From Military Leaders Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Is Jailed: Report
The U.S. Marine dismissed from command after criticizing senior military leadership on the handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is in the brig, according to reports. “All our son did is ask the questions that everybody was asking themselves, but they were too scared to speak out loud,” Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller’s father,…
ICC Prosecutor Seeks to Resume Afghanistan War Crimes Probe
AMSTERDAM—The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he was seeking approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan, focusing on the actions of the Taliban and the “Islamic State Khorasan” (ISIS-K). A statement said the request was being made to the court’s judges in light of developments since the Taliban terrorists…
Post-War Afghanistan Opens Door for Beijing-Tehran Collaboration: Experts
The U.S. departure from Afghanistan has opened the doors for greater cooperation between Beijing, Moscow, and Iran in the Central Asian country, experts say. Both Beijing and Moscow have interests in the estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan. Yet analysts caution that it may be a long time before any economic goals can…
Italy Says Taliban Government Cannot Be Recognized, but Afghans Must Be Helped
ROME—Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognized, but urged foreign governments to prevent a financial collapse there that would spark massive flows of migrants. Italy holds the annual, rotating presidency of the G20 and is looking to host a special summit on…
Taliban Hangs Four Bodies In Public Square in Western Afghanistan: Witnesses
The Taliban hanged four dead bodies in a public square in western Afghanistan, according to local witnesses, in a sign that the group is returning to some of its harsh punishments of the past. Several residents of Herat, identified as Mohammad Nazir and Wazir Ahmad, said saw the Taliban displaying the bodies in the city’s…
Witness: Taliban Hang Dead Body in Afghan City’s Main Square
KABUL, Afghanistan—The Taliban hung a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban’s methods of the past. Wazir Ahmad Seddiqi, who runs a pharmacy on the side of the square, told…
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