Category: Afghanistan

“There’s a greater danger from ISIS and al-Qaeda and all these affiliates in other countries – by far – than there is in Afghanistan,” President Biden said.

ISIS-K has stepped up its attacks against the Taliban who are trying to appear in control of the situation.

The governmental infighting was revealed in a recent report by Axios. We are yet to see any political repercussions over the withdrawal debacle.

SEALs learn very quickly that failure is the greatest teacher if you can recognize it when it happens. If you can’t you will just fail repeatedly.

How does one make the right decision, when the circumstances are not black and white, and the right decision seems like the wrong one?

It was reported that as many as six Reaper drones were following Zemerai Ahmadi, the killed aid worker, for eight hours during the operation. 

“Our investigation now concludes the strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, chief of U.S. Central Command, said.

The evacuation of Kabul had a special operations aspect that went widely unnoticed, but was critical to the mission.

Despite their public pronouncements the Taliban have not renounced their cruelty and are brutally killing former government agents.

The U.S. will not allow private flights from Afghanistan citing security risks. Meanwhile, private rescuers are stepping up to help Americans left behind.

“We need to watch China because I think you are going to see China make a move for Bagram Air Force Base,” Nikki Haley said.

Top Afghan leaders committed many human rights abuses that the U.S. was aware of. Could this have been a cause for the government’s quick collapse?