The crisis in Afghanistan and the decision to admit tens of thousands of people from that country, with plans to admit more, has raised interest in Afghan immigrants already in the United States. This report uses the latest Census Bureau … Read More
Trump said there has ‘never been a greater embarrassment’ to the US than the Afghanistan withdrawal. EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said there has “never been a greater embarrassment” to the United States than the Biden Administration’s “rushed” withdrawal of military assets from Afghanistan, telling Fox News … Read More
As a result, the EU is offering proposals as varied as they are piecemeal. Afghan migrants rest while they wait for transport by smugglers after crossing the Iran-Turkish border | Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images The mere prospect of Afghan … Read More
The first international passenger flight to take off from Afghanistan since the chaotic US military airlift last month landed in Qatar on Thursday, carrying more than 100 foreign nationals, including Americans, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. © WAKIL … Read More
A defiant President Joe Biden called the Afghanistan evacuation effort a “success” on Tuesday, in a speech that marked the end of the United States’ 20-year engagement in the country. “As we close 20 years of war and strife and … Read More
As Labor Day marks the traditional close to summer, President Biden’s poll numbers are taking a hit. Facing a barrage of bipartisan criticism for weeks over his handling of the turbulent U.S. withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan, and with a surge in new COVID … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Texas made national, and probably worldwide news this week, going upstream from the mainstream consensus. There’s weeping and gnashing of teeth over the anti-abortion law. The radio had to be silenced this morning. Hearing of the rush … Read More
Putin was speaking at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. Vladimir Smirnov / TASS / kremlin.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he hopes the Taliban will behave in a “civilized” … Read More
U.S.-Funded Military Gear Into Afghanistan 2003-2016. Source: GAO OPENTHEBOOKS.COM The U.S. provided an estimated $83 billion worth of training and equipment to Afghan security forces since 2001. This year, alone, the U.S. military aid to Afghan forces was $3 billion. Putting … Read More