QUITO — Ecuador’s Vice President Veronica Abad was suspended Saturday for 150 days accused of “unjustified abandonment” of her duties. It comes during a public rift between Abad and President Daniel Noboa that could have implications for Ecuador ‘s February elections. Abad had argued that she was not “properly prepared” for the trip to Turkey and that Ecuador’s government suggested …
Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Austin 'Scott' Miller returned to the U.S. Wednesday after resigning his command, and was greeted by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. Austin returned to the country as the Taliban continue to rack up territorial gains Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, greets Gen. Scott Miller, …
Dawlat Abad, Afghanistan CNN — Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos, surrender.” Several men emerge from a building; they are clearly unarmed. In a statement to CNN Wednesday, Afghan Ministry of Defence spokesperson Fawad Aman said the executions constitute a “war crime.” “This is not the first time the Taliban have shot dead our soldiers. …
