Category Archives: US-Afghanistan Relations

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McCaul names 15 senior US officials responsible for ‘Disastrous’ Afghanistan withdrawal

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Khaama: The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, has named 15 senior U.S. officials responsible for the country’s “disastrous” withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul’s list includes President Biden, Vice President Harris, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Deputy Advisor Jonathan Finer, and other top officials, holding them responsible for the Afghanistan withdrawal. McCaul

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Examining Zalmay Khalilzad’s Role in the Failure of Afghanistan’s Nation-State Building

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8am: Khalilzad is one of the most recognizable figures in Afghanistan’s political landscape over the past four decades, from the Cold War to the disastrous U.S. exit from Afghanistan. However, to better understand and clarify his actions and career, it is necessary to delve into his life so that readers can gain a clearer picture

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Taliban Hands Over Mahmood Habibi To Al-Qaeda For Execution, Says Ex-CIA Agent

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Afghanistan International: Sarah Adams, a former CIA agent, has claimed that the Taliban handed over Afghan-American citizen Mahmood Shah Habibi to Al-Qaeda. Adams warned that “Habibi is now awaiting execution”. On Saturday, Adams warned on social media platform X that if the United States does not take necessary action immediately, “an American will be executed

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Departing NATO Chief Blames ‘House of Cards’ in Kabul For Taliban Takeover

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Michael Hughes: In his farewell address as NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg suggested the weakness of the Afghan central government was decisive in the coalition failing to win the war against the Taliban, and undermined the alliance’s mission, which was justified in pursuit of countering international terrorism. “After 20 years we were still not winning

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What Does Al-Qaeda’s Return to Afghanistan Mean?

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8am: One analysis suggests that given the developments in the Russia-Ukraine war, Western powers, especially the U.S., may be seeking to exploit al-Qaeda and other Central Asian militant groups to undermine Russian interests. After the September 11 attacks, the U.S. significantly weakened al-Qaeda and eliminated many of its senior leaders, but it either did not

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Trump’s Assassination: Suspected Gunman Wanted to “Take Afghan Troops to Ukraine”

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Afghanistan International: The New York Times has reported that Trump assassination suspect Ryan Wesley Routh said last year that he was looking to recruit former Afghan troops to fight in Ukraine. “We can probably purchase some passports through Pakistan, since it’s such a corrupt country,” Routh had said. On Sunday, media outlets reported a shooting

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Judicial Response to Alleged US Military War Crimes Investigated

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Tolo News: An investigative report in the New Yorker magazine, a partner piece to the In the Dark podcast, which looked into possible American war crimes committed in Afghanistan and Iraq after September 11, 2001, maintains that the “military-justice system rarely punishes perpetrators.”  The investigation said of 781 cases perpetrated against over 1,800 victims, at

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VOA interview: House committee chairman speaks on Afghan withdrawal report

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VOA News: In the following interview, McCaul accuses White House officials of “stonewalling” the investigation and mentions his September 3 decision to subpoena Secretary of State Antony Blinken for testimony even though findings of the full report were released Monday. “We’re still not finished with the investigation,” McCaul told VOA on Tuesday. Click here to

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US Congressman Proposes Bill to Support Anti-Taliban Process in Vienna

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Afghanistan International: On Wednesday, US Representative Tim Burchett introduced a bill to the House of Representatives calling for US support of the “Vienna Process,” which involves the National Resistance Front and other anti-Taliban groups. The bill urges the United States and other nations to participate in the Vienna meetings. Several anti-Taliban groups, including the National

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Taliban’s Preparation for a New Catastrophe: Is the Threat of September 11 Re-emerging?

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8am: The security and intelligence gaps created by the Taliban’s control over Afghanistan and the extensive presence of active terrorist and radical Islamic groups under their umbrella represent a significant and growing threat. This environment has created a remarkable opportunity for international terrorist organizations, including ISIS-K, al-Qaeda, and TTP, to strengthen and expand their operations.

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