The war chest included at least 600,000 infantry weapons — including M16 assault rifles. Rahmat Gul/AP The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black … Read More
The Taliban are ‘intensifying’ their hunt for Afghans who helped the US and NATO, says a private intel report to the UN The Taliban are on the hunt for locals who worked with NATO or the former Afghan regime, per … Read More
Why the US-trained Afghan National Army have been defeated with ease by the Taliban A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan on 14 August, 2021. Reuters The Taliban now control two-thirds of Afghanistan, … Read More
Aug 24 (Reuters) – Britain wants to see a functioning airport in Afghanistan after the departure of troops, Sky News reported on Tuesday, citing comments by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s briefing to UK lawmakers. “If we want to do this … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, The global humiliation is underway. It was intended as one of those off the cuff, wild exaggerations for humor’s sake when this Update suggested we were headed for another escape from Saigon. It’s worse. You can access … Read More
Developments in Afghanistan were main concern of both calls, say diplomatic sources. BERLIN/TASHKENT, Uzbekistan German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone Wednesday with US President Joe Biden and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, according to diplomatic sources. In her call with … Read More
