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Former CENTCOM commander to VOA: President picked ‘worst’ choice in Afghanistan withdrawal

11th June, 2024 · admin

VOA News Carla Babb June 11, 2024 President Joe Biden picked the “worst of all possible worlds” when deciding how to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, the former commander who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal there told VOA. Retired General Frank McKenzie writes in a new book, “The Melting Point,” that he briefed President Biden in February 2021

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Posted in History, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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US forces remain postured outside Afghanistan to address threats: Biden

8th June, 2024 · admin

Ariana: US President Joe Biden has emphasized that American forces “remain postured” outside Afghanistan to address terrorist threats. Biden said this in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate. Click here to read more (external link).

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Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty makes rare UAE visit

5th June, 2024 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News June 5, 2024 ISLAMABAD — A senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan, wanted by the United States for terrorism, has concluded a rare visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with the host country’s leadership, an Afghan official said Wednesday. Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani traveled abroad for the first time since

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Posted in Arab-Afghan Relations, Political News, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Sirajuddin Haqqani, UAE-Afghanistan Relations |
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General Mckenzie: Doha agreement was Washington’s biggest mistake

3rd June, 2024 · admin

Khaama: In a new interview with CBS, the former commander of the United States Central Command stated that the Doha Agreement led to “the destruction of the government in Afghanistan.” The U.S. negotiating team, led by Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Taliban negotiating team, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, signed the Doha Agreement in February

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Posted in History, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: US betrayal of Afghans, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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John Kirby likens Israeli airstrike to US bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan

29th May, 2024 · admin

Ariana: White House spokesman John Kirby defended Israel amid international outrage after an airstrike reportedly killed dozens of civilians in the Gaza Strip — saying the US military “did the same thing.” “We have conducted airstrikes in places like Iraq and Afghanistan where, tragically, we caused civilian casualties,” he said — adding that the US

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Biden says there are ways to control Daesh other than occupying Afghanistan

25th May, 2024 · admin

Ariana: In the conference, a reporter asked Biden if he could explain why the United States commits Kenya to a foreign war in Haiti, while it has withdrawn its forces from Afghanistan. “Very easily. There’s a reason why Afghanistan has been known as the graveyard of Empires. The likelihood of anybody uniting Afghanistan is highly

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Posted in ISIS/DAESH, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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New SIGAR Report: Taliban Benefit from US Aid

23rd May, 2024 · admin

8am: The Taliban’s utilization of humanitarian aid presents one of the challenging issues for countries assisting Afghanistan under the rule of this group. Citizens of these countries urge their governments not to allow their taxes to fall into the hands of the Taliban and other terrorist groups. Some countries providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan have

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Secretly funding Taliban, West funding Taliban |
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U.S. ‘Peace’ Institute Calls for Lethal Action in Afghanistan

17th May, 2024 · admin

Michael Hughes: A U.S. congressionally-funded think tank, insidiously named the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), has called on Washington to boost counterterrorism operations, enhance ties with Pakistan, and conduct more lethal strikes inside Afghan territory. Although more likely to come from a national security research outfit, the USIP recommendations are not so unreasonable. But it

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Posted in Drone warfare, ISIS/DAESH, Opinion/Editorial, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Taliban Security Failure, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Pakistan, US discuss how to counter Afghan-based IS and TTP terrorists

14th May, 2024 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 13, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The United States and Pakistan have concluded their latest round of counterterrorism talks, agreeing to intensify their collaboration in the fight against terrorist organizations like the Pakistani Taliban and a regional Islamic State affiliate. Washington and Islamabad issued a joint statement simultaneously on Monday, saying the May

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Posted in ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Taliban opponents lack strong leadership and foreign support: SIGAR

3rd May, 2024 · admin

Khaama: Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known as SIGAR, has written in a new report that anti-Taliban groups do not have foreign support and strong leadership. However, SIGAR stated that resistance groups have taken responsibility for 43 attacks against the Taliban in the past three months. The report by the United States Special Inspector

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, NRF - National Resistance Front, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan resistance against Taliban, Afghanistan Freedom Front - AFF, collective punishment, Panjshir |
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