Giorno: 20 Agosto 2021

Since Afghanistan crisis began, Biden has spent only 4 of 15 full days in White House

Post Content President Biden has spent only four full days at the White House since the Afghanistan crisis began in earnest on August 6, as the Taliban swept into power, forcing the United States to abandon its embassy in Kabul and deploy thousands of troops to secure the city’s airport and run evacuations. The president […]

US Marine who saved baby at Kabul airport identified

Post Content U.S. officials confirmed Friday that a baby seen in viral video being handed to American service members over the top of a barbwire fence at Kabul’s airport is now safe inside the perimeter, and it is in part due to the help of a Marine. “I can confirm the uniformed service member depicted […]

State Department refuses to specify number of evacuees expected to flee Kabul by Aug 31 deadline

Post Content State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday refused to pinpoint the number of Afghan evacuees expected to leave Kabul by the Aug. 31 deadline, when U.S. forces are scheduled to pull out. “That overall number is going to depend on a few factors. First, it’s going to depend on the number of people […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene seeks to impeach Biden over Afghanistan crisis

Post Content Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., introduced a trio of impeachment resolutions against President Biden on Friday, calling for him to be removed from office over his handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and other alleged offenses. The freshman congresswoman accused Biden of “dereliction of duty” following the Taliban’s takeover, alleging […]

Sen. Ron Johnson slams Biden ‘disaster’ in Afghanistan: ‘It didn’t have to go this way’

Post Content Sen. Ron Johnson slammed President Biden’s Friday remarks on the evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan, referring to the unfolding chaos in the country as a “disaster.” “There’s not enough lipstick to put on this pig,” the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News on Friday. “This is a disaster, and it’s a disaster brought about […]

Taliban resistance once again lies in the hands of Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley

Post Content The Taliban’s virtually unopposed march into Kabul completed their 20-year struggle against the United States and its Afghan partners in retaking the country they lost in December 2001. While the central government led by President Ashraf Ghani fled in fear and the military crumbled with little support, a nascent resistance movement against the […]

Oklahoma mom of 11 rescues members of Afghan all-girls robotics team

Post Content An Oklahoma mother of 11 flew to Qatar earlier this month to help rescue 10 members of Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team, and is hoping to save more as the Taliban takes power in Kabul. Allyson Reneau, a 60-year old-Harvard graduate with a Masters degree in international relations and U.S. space policy, took it […]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marks anniversary of poisoning with op-ed

Post Content Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned a year ago today, falling deathly ill on a flight that had just taken off from Siberia where he’d been campaigning against corruption and against the party of power in Russia. Now he sits in a Russian jail for parole violations connected to a case the […]

Malaysian King Names Former Deputy Leader as New Prime Minister

Read More Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves to media as he leave after meeting with the King at national palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug. 19, 2021. (FL Wong/AP Photo) Malaysia’s king on Friday appointed the former deputy prime minister to Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned after less than 18 months in […]

Biden vows to use ‘every means’ to get Americans home from Afghanistan

Read More Joe Biden Biden vows to use ‘every means’ to get Americans home from Afghanistan Embattled president promises ‘we will get you home’ but acknowledges evacuation mission from Kabul is dangerous in Washington @smithinamerica Fri 20 Aug 2021 16.38 EDT Last modified on Fri 20 Aug 2021 16.52 EDT Joe Biden, under mounting pressure […]