Giorno: 30 Agosto 2021

Dem Rep Garamendi spins Taliban takeover, says seized US weaponry was ‘property of the Afghan government’

Post Content Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., attempted to spin reports of Taliban militants showing off their newly acquired U.S. weaponry, arguing that the equipment was actually “property of the Afghan government” when it was seized during the Taliban’s takeover of the country. “Almost all of the American military equipment was removed from Afghanistan prior to […]

Last US troops have departed Afghanistan

Post Content The Pentagon announced Monday that all U.S. troops have departed Afghanistan. The final C-117 carrying service members lifted off from the Kabul airport at 3:29 pm U.S. Eastern Time. The removal of U.S. troops meets the Aug. 31 deadline the Biden administration agreed to with the Taliban, officially drawing the country’s longest-ever conflict […]

Afghan midwife with dreams of becoming doctor loses job under Taliban rule

Post Content A Kabul midwife who lost her job after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August detailed the life she and other women in the country are likely to face with the extremist group in power. “The future for women and for girls in Afghanistan is very bad,” she told Fox News in an […]

Afghanistan, l’Onu approva la risoluzione ma non c’è la safe zone

Read More PARIGI – Sì alla risoluzione sull’Afghanistan, ma no alla safe zone. Il Consiglio di sicurezza dell’Onu ha approvato a New York l’atteso documento invocato nei giorni scorsi da Francia e Regno Unito, ma nel testo manca quello che era considerato il piatto forte, ovvero la creazione di una zona protetta nell’aeroporto di Kabul […]

Israel’s Bennett bashers just can’t be pleased

Read More It’s hard to please the sourpusses. Even though they did all they could to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the moment it actually happened they started to attack, insult and offend Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at full speed. He isn’t saying what they want to hear. He isn’t carrying out their agenda. He’s just an […]

Car Review: S is for the sexy Audi S5 coupé

Read More Why do you drive the vehicle you do?  For many the answer is simple. It serves your life’s needs, whether that is to nip around town in a hot hatch or ferry the children to school every morning. But for others, their wheels speak to them in some intangible way that they find […]

Psaki sidesteps question on whether Biden regrets Afghanistan pullout

Post Content White House press secretary Jen Psaki sidestepped a question Monday about whether President Biden regrets how he conducted his military withdrawal in Afghanistan, which was followed a complete Taliban takeover of the country in a matter of days. During her daily press briefing, Psaki was asked whether the regretted “the manner in which […]

US Warns Terror Threat to Kabul Airport ‘Real’ in Evacuation’s Final Hours

The Pentagon warned Monday of “real” and “specific” threats of new attacks at Kabul airport just hours ahead of a US deadline to complete its frenzied withdrawal from Afghanistan, which has been marred by Islamic State violence, including a volley of rocket fire.President…

Sen Johnson investigating report of Americans being turned away from Kabul airport, told ‘rescue is over’

Post Content Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, is investigating reports that buses of Americans were turned away from the Kabul airport as they tried to evacuate the country last week. Johnson sent a letter on Friday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding “troubling” news reports that […]

GOP Sen. Hagerty wants Congress to review Biden immigration enforcement limit

Post Content FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., is asking the Government Accountability Office if controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) guidance that dramatically reduced the scope of immigration enforcement could be subject to review by Congress — days after the Biden administration suffered a legal defeat in federal court over the rules. “Give […]