Pentagon offers mental health resources to Afghanistan veterans grappling with Taliban takeover
Post Content The Department of Defense on Wednesday released a memo telling veterans that “service is never for naught” and advising them of mental health options as the war in Afghanistan comes to a dismal end. “Remember that what is happening now does not minimize or negate the experiences of all who served overseas,” the […]
Donald Trump to Newsmax: ‘Inconceivable Anybody Could Be So Incompetent, Stupid’
Excoriating President Joe Biden’s failed and “humiliating” withdrawal from Afghanistan, former President Donald Trump on Newsmax said, “it’s inconceivable that anybody could be so incompetent, stupid.”
US military equipment left in Afghanistan needs full accounting, GOP senators say
Post Content A group of GOP senators called Wednesday for a full accounting of U.S. military equipment that may have fallen into the hands of Taliban militants during the ongoing chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the lawmakers said they were “horrified” to see images of Taliban militants […]
Biden Tells ABC: Afghanistan ‘Chaos Ensuing’ Was Unavoidable
President Joe Biden said “chaos ensuing” in Afghanistan was unavoidable after the U.S. withdrew troops from the country.
Afghanistan collapse: US has processed almost 5,000 for evacuation from Kabul
Post Content The U.S. military has evacuated nearly 5,000 people from Kabul in the last several days, including about 2,000 in the last 24 hours, the State Department said on Wednesday as the U.S. continues to try and remove American citizens and Afghan allies while the Taliban secures its grip on the country. “In the […]
Biden admin moved to dismantle protections for citizens trapped overseas months before Kabul’s fall: memo
Post Content The Biden administration moved in June to dismantle a system designed to protect American citizens trapped abroad — just months before the Taliban took over Afghanistan, stranding thousands of Americans in the Central Asian country. Fox News has obtained the June 11 memo sent around the State Department which gave the green light […]
Afghanistan blame game intensifies as White House, Pentagon and intel point fingers
Post Content Finger-pointing over the botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has accelerated in the nation’s capital, as the White House, the Pentagon and intelligence officials have all sought to direct blame away from themselves. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on Wednesday took an apparent shot at the intelligence […]
Biden pushes for vaccine booster shots starting in September
Post Content President Joe Biden announced a plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots beginning the week of September 20. “The plan is for every adult to get a booster shot eight months after you got your second shot,” Biden said during a COVID briefing Wednesday. “We will be ready to start this booster program […]
Israel’s top court rules body of Palestinian won’t be returned to family
Read More Israel’s High Court of Justice on Wednesday denied an appeal seeking the release of the body of Palestinian Ahmad Erekat, which has been held by the government for more than a year. Erekat, aged 26, was shot to death in June 2020 after the army said he committed a car-ramming attack in Abu […]
Boris Johnson struggles to justify Afghanistan stance to hostile MPs
Read More Afghanistan Boris Johnson struggles to justify Afghanistan stance to hostile MPs Analysis: PM fails to make convincing defence of foreign policy amid criticism from across the Commons Afghanistan latest updates – live Defence and security editor Wed 18 Aug 2021 11.03 EDT Last modified on Wed 18 Aug 2021 16.17 EDT Other leaders […]
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