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Aug 28 2021
Opinion
What Trump’s Disgraceful Deal With the Taliban Has Wrought
Believing you’re uniquely capable of bending things to your will is practically a requirement for becoming president of the United States. But too often, in pursuit of such influence over foreign policy, presidents overemphasize the importance of personal diplomacy. Relationships among leaders can build trust — or destroy it — but presidents often overrate their ability to steer both allies
New York Times (Opinion)Aug 17 2021
News
Taliban Spokesman: Afghan Women Will ‘Be Happy’ Living Under Sharia Law
Addressing the media at a press conference Tuesday in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid promised that the country’s women would embrace sharia law, the strict Islamic fundamentalist moral code the militant organization subscribes to and enforces for citizens.
“Our women are Muslim, they will also be happy to be living within our framework of Sharia,” he
National Review (News)Aug 15 2021
News
Biden restates commitment to Afghan drawdown amid Taliban offensive
President Joe Biden showed no sign of backing away from his decision to withdraw all troops and a significant portion of the diplomatic corps from Afghanistan, restating his determination to leave the country in a statement released Saturday.
Biden authorized the deployment of some 5,000 U.S. troops to ensure "an orderly and safe" drawdown of U.S. and allied personnel in Afghanistan,
PoliticoFeb 07 2017
News
Suicide bomber strikes Afghan Supreme Court, killing 19
A suicide bomber struck an entrance to Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people in the latest in a series of attacks on the country's judiciary.
The attacker was on foot, and targeted a side door as court employees and other people were exiting the building in downtown Kabul, the Interior Ministry said. Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said 41 people
TownhallMar 10 2020
News
Afghanistan/ICC
“American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, the U.S. military confirmed Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal.” (AP News)
“International Criminal Court judges authorized a far-reaching investigation [last] Thursday of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by
The Flip SideSep 25 2021
Analysis
‘Our Identity Has Been Hijacked’
When the Taliban first imposed its vision for Afghanistan’s cultural and political landscape between 1996 and 2001, the country’s women were subjected to wide-ranging forms of gender-based hardships. In addition to policies—like mandatory burqas, education bans, and forced isolation— designed to expel 50 percent of the population from the public eye and positions of power, Afghan women
The DispatchSep 14 2021
News
Top Democrat threatens to subpoena Biden officials as Blinken testifies on Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, facing a second day of interrogation from Republican lawmakers highly critical of the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Driving the news: The committee's chair, the hawkish New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez, pulled no punches in his opening statement, threatening to
AxiosSep 14 2021
News
Blinken faces new round of hard Afghan questions in Congress
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a second day of tough congressional questions Tuesday about the Biden administration’s much-criticized withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Blinken sought to parry a new wave of bipartisan lawmaker anger over the operation that resulted in the complete takeover by the Taliban, and has left many
Associated Press Fact CheckJul 03 2021
Opinion
Inside The Final Countdown To Leave Afghanistan
WASHINGTON– For a president so often flagged for incoherence, he was perfectly clear.
“I want to talk about happy things,” Biden told reporters Friday, when asked about Afghanistan. “It’s a holiday weekend.” The new president said: “I’m not going to answer any more questions about Afghanistan.” Said Biden: “I’ll answer all your negative questions – not negative, your legitimate
The American ConservativeAug 31 2021
News
Critics resurface Biden ABC interview where he pledged to stay in Afghanistan until every American rescued
While Democrats and White House allies are attempting to cast the Afghanistan evacuation as a success on Monday, social media critics tore into the president for breaking his pledge to stay in the country until every American was evacuated.
Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announced Monday evening that the last of the U.S. troops stationed at the Kabul airport had left a day
Fox News (Online News)