Taliban insurgents take Kandahar, Herat as US plans to evacuate Americans from embassy in Kabul

The insurgents have taken more than a dozen provincial capitals in recent days and now control more than two-thirds of the country. Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Friday seized Kandahar and Herat—the country’s second and third largest cities, hours after … Read More

Things look grim in Afghanistan, even with US airpower. In 21 days, they could be much worse

(CNN) Many thought it would happen like this. But to see it so fast, so stark, brings no comfort in the prediction. The last six days have brought Afghanistan to arguably the most perilous place in the last two decades. At … Read More

Germany rejects calls for troops to return to Afghanistan

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German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks during the last session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag before federal elections, in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo Germany’s Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 6 August 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, We’re all on our own.  The mainstream is brimming with stories of people who decided to wait and see what the side effects of the “vaccines” were, and are now suffering in some ICU unit.  One study … Read More

Gen. Milley: Taliban could completely take over Afghanistan after US leaves

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During a Wednesday Pentagon press conference, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said a complete Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could take place after U.S. forces leave the country. Earlier this month, the Taliban claimed to control about … Read More

By withdrawing from Afghanistan, Biden could spark the world’s next refugee crisis

Between the end of 2019 and 2020, 416,630 asylum-seekers arrived in the European Union. A large number, to be sure, but hardly sensational compared to 2015, when 1.2 million asylum-seekers arrived. AFTER TROOPS WITHDRAWAL, ASYLUM-SEEKER BOATS ARE LIKELY TO SET SAIL… FOR EUROPEAN SHORES … Read More

‘Time to end the forever war’: Biden to start U.S. Afghanistan pullout on May 1

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan starting May 1 to end America’s longest war, rejecting calls for them to stay to ensure a peaceful resolution to that nation’s grinding internal conflict. Foreign troops … Read More

Biden to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by 9/11

President Biden has decided to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News. President Biden is expected to announce Wednesday … Read More

Afghan forces launch counter assault after Taliban offensive overshadows talks

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces launched a counteroffensive in the south against Taliban fighters, officials said on Tuesday, as fighting raged for a third straight day in a major insurgent offensive that has overshadowed peace talks. The … Read More

Trump poised to settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s new Pentagon team has not yet signaled an imminent withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, raising expectations among U.S. officials and allies that Trump might settle for a partial reduction before leaving office. … Read More

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