Joe Biden does not believe that the US should be 'fighting and dying' in a war: NSA
3 years, 7 months ago

Joe Biden does not believe that the US should be 'fighting and dying' in a war: NSA

India TV News  

Joe Biden does not believe that the US should be 'fighting and dying' in a war: NSA President Biden in April announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year, thus bringing to end the country's longest war, spanning across two decades. President Joe Biden does not believe that the country should be "fighting and dying" in a war for the purpose of sustaining American military boots near Tajikistan or Pakistan or Iran, his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said, defending the president's decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. President Biden in April announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year, thus bringing to end the country's longest war, spanning across two decades. "I would say that the President does not believe that the United States should be fighting and dying in a war for the purpose of sustaining American military boots near Tajikistan or Pakistan or Iran," Sullivan told reporters at a White House news conference on Tuesday.

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Appalling report lays bare humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after Biden's catastrophic withdrawal
2 months, 1 week ago

Appalling report lays bare humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after Biden's catastrophic withdrawal

Daily Mail  

Nearly nine in 10 Afghans are starving and more than 80 percent have lost access to healthcare since America's chaotic withdrawal allowed the Taliban to return to power in 2021. The charts shows diminished quality of life factors, including poverty and loss of access to healthcare, following the resurgence of the Taliban in 2021 President Joe Biden, shown while announcing …

Joe Biden says he was steady hand world needed after Donald Trump
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2 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden says he was steady hand world needed after Donald Trump

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden strode into the White House four years ago with a foreign policy agenda that put repairing alliances strained by four years of Republican Donald Trump’s “America First” worldview front and centre. “When we took office, a lot of people probably would have said China.. Nobody’s saying that anymore.” After a turbulent four years around the globe, the …

Joe Biden talks to families of Americans held in Afghanistan, no deal yet confirmed
2 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden talks to families of Americans held in Afghanistan, no deal yet confirmed

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but no agreement has been reached on a deal to get them back, family members said. Biden's call with family members of Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi took place in the waning days of his administration as officials …

Afghan special forces commander describes his shock at 'tyrant' Biden's withdrawal order: 'It felt like a dagger to my heart'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan special forces commander describes his shock at 'tyrant' Biden's withdrawal order: 'It felt like a dagger to my heart'

Daily Mail  

Lt. General Sami Sadat, one of Afghanistan's most senior special forces commanders, was in the middle of an offensive against the Taliban when he heard that President Joe Biden had ordered American troops to leave the country. The order from Biden crippled Sadat and his forces, he told Congress, all before the U.S. government eventually surrendered Bagram Air Base and …

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report

India Today  

US President Joe Biden was adamant on getting out of Afghanistan, and ignored the advice of the US military, the Afghanistan government and Nato. “During his decades-long tenure as a Delaware US senator, eight years as Vice President of the United States and nearly four years as president, Mr Biden has demonstrated distrust of America’s military experts and advisors and …

Republican report slams Biden's 'failures' for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican report slams Biden's 'failures' for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

India Today  

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Trump has also attacked Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the exit from Afghanistan during campaign appearances, blaming them personally for the deaths at Kabul airport's Abbey …

Joe Biden forgets 13 soldiers were killed in Afghanistan as he claims he is the only president under whom no troops died during debate with Donald Trump
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden forgets 13 soldiers were killed in Afghanistan as he claims he is the only president under whom no troops died during debate with Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden forgot the deaths of 13 American soldiers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan when he claimed no troops died during his term. Joe Biden forgot the deaths of 13 American soldiers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan when he claimed no troops died during his term during his debate with Donald Trump ISIS-K carried out a double bombing …

US President Biden implies that the Taliban is helping to eliminate Al Qaeda
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Biden implies that the Taliban is helping to eliminate Al Qaeda

Op India  

On the 30th of June, US President Joe Biden, in an ‘off-the-cuff’ remark admitted that Washington is getting help from Afghanistan’s Taliban to ‘end’ the threat of Al-Qaeda. They are making good use of this, and the threat of terrorism is rising in both Afghanistan and the region.” Taliban flaunts Biden’s remark as its certificate Joe Biden’s remark claiming that …

Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff remark. Then, an explanation
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff remark. Then, an explanation

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden said that Washington is getting the help from Afghanistan's Taliban to 'end' Al-Qaeda threat, contradicting a UN report released last month that said Taliban maintains "strong and symbiotic" ties with Al-Qaeda, and that the latter "is rebuilding operational capability" on Afghan soil. When a reporter asked if he admitted to mistakes during the withdrawal from Afghanistan …

Biden Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal Blames Trump
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal Blames Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. “President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created …

Afghanistan withdrawal: WH report blames Trump, says Biden was 'severely constrained' by his predecessor's decisions
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghanistan withdrawal: WH report blames Trump, says Biden was 'severely constrained' by his predecessor's decisions

Firstpost  

A review led by the US National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan has largely laid the blame on former president Donald Trump, saying incumbent Joe Biden was “severely constrained" by the decisions of his predecessor. ‘Taliban were in the strongest military position since 2001’ “President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal …

Republicans probe chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Republicans probe chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

About 2,500 US soldiers died in Afghanistan, a conflict that became the longest war the United States fought. Republican legislators have launched an investigation into the chaotic United States military withdrawal from Afghanistan, which allowed an immediate takeover by the Taliban and led to scenes of thousands of desperate people storming Kabul airport, some clinging to departing US planes as …

Joe Biden calls Afghanistan 'God-forsaken place' a year after chaotic US exit
2 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden calls Afghanistan 'God-forsaken place' a year after chaotic US exit

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden irked the Taliban as he called by repeatedly calling Afghanistan a “God-forsaken place”. Joe Biden On Afghanistan: US President Joe Biden speaks. Tali­b­an spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid responded to Joe Biden’s remarks claiming that the US leader was doing so in frustration because his party was losing the midterm elections in the US. US president Joe Biden …

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation’s darkest days. He also vowed that the nation will “never fail to meet the sacred obligation …

Ron Klain DEFENDS disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
2 years, 7 months ago

Ron Klain DEFENDS disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's chief of staff defended the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying 2022 would be the first year in this century that no Americans had died fighting in the country. Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, defended President Joe Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan after Taliban fighters this week celebrated the anniversary of their takeover The …

Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan laid bare in damning Republican report
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan laid bare in damning Republican report

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration may have dramatically undercounted the number of US citizens stuck in Afghanistan at the end of the US military's withdrawal, a new report suggests on Monday. Taliban take to the streets during a national holiday celebrating the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover on August 15, 2022 in Kabul The 118-page report from Republicans on the House …

A COMPLETE TIMELINE OF BIDEN'S BOTCHED AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL
2 years, 7 months ago

A COMPLETE TIMELINE OF BIDEN'S BOTCHED AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL

Daily Mail  

February 29, 2020 — Donald Trump's government signed a deal with the Taliban setting the terms for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. The same day, Biden said during a White House press conference it would be 'hard' to keep the May 1, 2021 deadline for withdrawal April 14, 2021 — Biden announced new deadline for withdrawal, …

Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
2 years, 7 months ago

Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

The Hindu  

The Taliban's capture of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 brought the hardline movement back into power in Afghanistan nearly 20 years after they were toppled by the U.S. invasion following the 9/11 attacks. Feb. 29, 2020 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration signs an agreement with the Taliban committing to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. April …

One year after Afghanistan war, U.S. President Joe Biden struggles to find footing
2 years, 7 months ago

One year after Afghanistan war, U.S. President Joe Biden struggles to find footing

The Hindu  

The 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven't been easy for Joe Biden. “And that's exactly what we did.” Mr. Biden had other big legislative wins after the Afghanistan debacle. But the Afghanistan debacle became a defining moment in Mr. Biden’s presidency, he said, marking when the American electorate began questioning Mr. Biden’s ability …

Biden's exit from Afghanistan led to collapse of Afghan military, scathing watchdog report finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden's exit from Afghanistan led to collapse of Afghan military, scathing watchdog report finds

Daily Mail  

Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction John Sopko on Tuesday released a withering report on how two administrations contributed to the collapse of Afghan security forces last year The biggest factors in the rapid collapse of Afghanistan's armed forces were the Trump administration's deal with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops and contractors from the country followed by Joe Biden's …

'No apologies': US President Joe Biden defends troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

'No apologies': US President Joe Biden defends troops withdrawal from Afghanistan

India Today  

Defending his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan -- which resulted in the Taliban gaining control -- US President Joe Biden said 'I make no apologies for what I did'. At least 103 people were killed and over 143 were injured in two explosions that rocked the Kabul airport in August last year. Thirteen US soldiers, including 12 Marines …

US military exit from Syria unlikely anytime soon, officials say
3 years, 5 months ago

US military exit from Syria unlikely anytime soon, officials say

Al Jazeera  

Speculation has been rife American forces would withdrawal from Syria after the Afghanistan pullout in an effort to end ‘forever wars’. In October 2019, following the group’s territorial defeat, former President Donald Trump announced a withdrawal of US forces from northeast Syria, triggering a Turkish offensive in the area against the SDF, which Ankara has long argued is a threat …

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal
3 years, 5 months ago

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal

Al Jazeera  

Head of US Central Command says collapse of the Afghan government can be traced to US troop withdrawal deal. Senior military officials in the United States have linked the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August to former President Donald Trump’s deal with the Taliban in 2020 promising a complete withdrawal of US troops. General Frank …

We Now Know Why Biden Was in a Hurry to Exit Afghanistan
55 years, 2 months ago

We Now Know Why Biden Was in a Hurry to Exit Afghanistan

Slate  

There was a moment in Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the withdrawal from Afghanistan when it became clear why President Joe Biden decided to get the troops out of there as quickly as possible. If U.S. troops had stayed beyond August, Milley said, the Taliban would have resumed the fighting, and, in order to stave off the attacks, “we would have …

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
3 years, 5 months ago

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision

India TV News  

In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country. The Senate committee's ranking Republican, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, has peppered the Pentagon with a lengthy list of questions about multiple aspects of the withdrawal, including …

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions
3 years, 6 months ago

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions

News 18  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan’s new rulers. Blinken met Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with his counterpart from Pakistan, the chief ally of the Taliban regime that was toppled by US troops …

US allows aid for Afghanistan despite sanctions against Taliban
3 years, 6 months ago

US allows aid for Afghanistan despite sanctions against Taliban

Al Jazeera  

The US is granting two licences allowing various entities to provide humanitarian assistance to the country. The US Treasury Department on Friday said it issued two general licences, one allowing the US government, NGOs and certain international organisations, including the United Nations, to engage in transactions with the Taliban or Haqqani Network – both under sanctions – that are necessary …

Joe Biden 'went against advice' of top staff on withdrawal from Afghanistan
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden 'went against advice' of top staff on withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden's top cabinet members unsuccessfully tried to dissuade him from pulling all US troops out of Afghanistan, it has emerged. Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, and Lloyd Austin, the defence secretary, pushed Mr Biden to conduct a slower drawdown, according to Peril, a forthcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward. Mr Blinken was said to have then telephoned the …

Biden again defends Afghanistan pullout on 9/11
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden again defends Afghanistan pullout on 9/11

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden, speaking unexpectedly during a visit to the Pennsylvania site of one of the 9/11 plane crashes, again defended the widely criticized withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the US could not "invade" every country where Al-Qaeda is present. Biden said American forces had achieved their central mission when a special forces team killed Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden on …

Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says
3 years, 6 months ago

Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says

Al Jazeera  

Top US diplomat criticises new Afghan government but says administration’s engagement with the Taliban will continue. The new Taliban-led Afghan government must live up to its commitments to allow safe passage for those looking to leave Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Enabling the departures of people seeking to leave, “preventing terrorist groups from using Afghanistan as …

Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed

CNN  

CNN — Hours after the last US military flight out of Kabul, President Joe Biden began a meeting in the White House Situation Room with praise. “You all did a helluva job,” Biden told his top national security aides, according to a White House official. The President chose what a different White House aide called “the best chance to save …

Certainly not the end of the road for the U.S.
3 years, 6 months ago

Certainly not the end of the road for the U.S.

The Hindu  

The future of Afghanistan is yet to be determined, but the debate has abruptly shifted to the future of the United States after its withdrawal from Afghanistan. At this moment, when American failures at the time of withdrawal dominate the news, it is worth recalling that the U.S. presence in Afghanistan had succeeded in containing the dangers of terrorism for …

Letters to the Editor: To Afghans terrorized by continued U.S. drone strikes, this war isn’t over
3 years, 6 months ago

Letters to the Editor: To Afghans terrorized by continued U.S. drone strikes, this war isn’t over

LA Times  

Caskets for the dead are carried toward a gravesite during a mass funeral for members of a family killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan on Aug. 30. To the editor: I was surprised to see coverage of 10 Afghan civilian deaths on your front page, as Afghan civilian deaths from U.S. drone attacks rarely make the headlines here. The war …

Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history
3 years, 6 months ago

Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history

Salon  

While the pundits and politicians continue to argue about President Biden's decision to end the two-decades-long U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, many of us are missing the bigger picture — and a very important point: What is the future of our involvement in the Middle East — and by extension the rest of the world? That statement may make the …

Biden's staff disgusted with withdrawal: Officials are 'horrified' citizens are still on the ground
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden's staff disgusted with withdrawal: Officials are 'horrified' citizens are still on the ground

Daily Mail  

Some within the administration do not agree with President Joe Biden that the Afghanistan withdrawal was an 'extraordinary success' Staffers inside Joe Biden's administration are 'horrified' with the Afghanistan withdrawal, do not view the mission as a success and are disgusted American citizens were left on the ground. On Tuesday night the president declared the total troop withdrawal from Afghanistan …

Mitch McConnell says Biden WON'T be impeached over his disastrous Afghan exit
3 years, 6 months ago

Mitch McConnell says Biden WON'T be impeached over his disastrous Afghan exit

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani spoke by phone July 23. Hey look, I want to make it clear that I am not a military man any more than you are, but I have been meeting with our Pentagon folks, and our national security people, as you have with ours and yours, and as you know and I …

Watch: Joe Biden's NSA Jake Sullivan refuses to call Taliban an enemy
3 years, 6 months ago

Watch: Joe Biden's NSA Jake Sullivan refuses to call Taliban an enemy

Op India  

The National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, was seen saying “It is hard to put a label on Taliban” when asked about US relations with the Taliban after the Afghanistan takeover. 🚨🚨: Jake Sullivan refuses to call the Taliban an enemy, saying “it’s hard to put a label on it.” The Taliban helped facilitate 9/11, and the …

News Analysis | What did America achieve in Afghanistan?
3 years, 6 months ago

News Analysis | What did America achieve in Afghanistan?

The Hindu  

For the first time since October 2001, there are no American troops in Afghanistan. While defending his decision to pull back the forces, which led to the Taliban’s quick takeover of Kabul on August 15, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was left with only two options after the withdrawal agreement the Trump administration signed with the Taliban …

With US’ Shameful Rout from Afghanistan, Who Can Trust America Again?
3 years, 6 months ago

With US’ Shameful Rout from Afghanistan, Who Can Trust America Again?

The Quint  

“I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit … The fundamental obligation of a president, in my opinion, is to defend and protect America, not against threats of 2001, but against the threats of 2021 and tomorrow. That is the guiding principle behind my decisions about Afghanistan,” said US President Joe …

Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’

Firstpost  

He cited the 120,000 Americans and Afghan allies evacuated in the two weeks since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, boasting that “no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history.” The forever war is over, but the forever debate may be only beginning. “After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation …

Biden defends departure from ‘forever war,’ praises airlift
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden defends departure from ‘forever war,’ praises airlift

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. airlift to extract more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and other allies from Afghanistan to end a 20-year war an “extraordinary success,” though more than 100 Americans and thousands of others were left behind. “To those asking for a third decade of war in Afghanistan, I ask, ‘What is …

Analysis: Biden turns to nation building at home, but the political threats he left behind in Afghanistan could come back to haunt him
3 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: Biden turns to nation building at home, but the political threats he left behind in Afghanistan could come back to haunt him

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden may have ended the “forever war” but the dangerous loose ends he left behind in Afghanistan could still thwart his attempt to throw everything at his top priority domestic goals. “We’ve been a nation too long at war,” Biden said at the White House, in another national address attempting to reframe poor impressions of his …

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal
3 years, 6 months ago

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal

NPR  

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden issued a stern defense Tuesday of his decision to exit Afghanistan. "My fellow Americans, the war in Afghanistan is now over," Biden said from the White House. "I was not going to extend this forever war," Biden said, "and I was …

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?
3 years, 6 months ago

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden has strongly defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. An “extraordinary success” – that is what President Joe Biden called the end of the United States’ longest war. During an address to his nation, Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan before all Americans were airlifted. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Ben Hodges …

America’s final withdrawal from Afghanistan held an unflattering mirror to its often ugly politics
3 years, 6 months ago

America’s final withdrawal from Afghanistan held an unflattering mirror to its often ugly politics

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story was excerpted from the September 1 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. CNN — Like the pandemic, America’s final withdrawal from Afghanistan held an unflattering mirror to its often ugly politics. The deaths of several children in an Afghan family caught in a US airstrike aimed at …

Read the full transcript of Biden’s remarks on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan War
3 years, 6 months ago

Read the full transcript of Biden’s remarks on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan War

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But it did authorize the release of 5,000 prisoners last year, including some of …

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the troop withdrawal from Kabul that left 13 US service members dead was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local soldiers for the mess in Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the US troop withdrawal from Kabul was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local …

America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go
3 years, 6 months ago

America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go

Firstpost  

The swift military evacuation now yields to a murkier diplomatic operation to press the Taliban to allow Americans and their allies to depart peacefully by other means Washington: With the final stream of US cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not …

OPINION | Americans gone from Afghanistan: Worst retreat ever!
3 years, 6 months ago

OPINION | Americans gone from Afghanistan: Worst retreat ever!

India TV News  

America’s longest war in history came to an unceremonious end on Monday midnight after the last five C-17 military cargo jets left Kabul airport. Taliban fighters immediately took control of the entire Kabul airport and their spokesman proclaimed “full independence”, 20 years after the US attacked Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror attacks. US President Joe Biden said, the Taliban has …

Analysis: War is over but not Biden’s Afghanistan challenges
3 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: War is over but not Biden’s Afghanistan challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With the final stream of U.S. cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not win. But in his effort to end the war and reset U.S. priorities, Biden may have also undercut a central premise of his 2020 White House …

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