Afghanistan
Afghanistan – First You Must Understand the Country and the Culture – Book Review
It’s very interesting but not a lot of people know the history of Afghanistan, even though our military has spent over eight years there, fighting one of the longest wars we’ve ever had. But a mere decade is a drop in the bucket of the known written recorded history of Afghanistan and her people. It …
Afghanistan: At least six killed after explosions hit Kabul high school
At least six people have died and 11 others injured after three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday. Authorities in Afghanistan fear the number of casualties may increase as many of those injured are in a critical condition. The blasts occurred in rapid succession inside the Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School …
Attack in Afghanistan Kills 10 Workers From Mine-Clearing Charity
Washington’s peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, finished a four-day visit to Kabul on Tuesday. Mr. Khalilzad is an Afghan-born American diplomat who led negotiations ahead of the Trump administration’s February 2020 peace deal with the Taliban, which laid out the conditions and timeline for the American withdrawal. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said in …
US begins to move equipment out of Afghanistan and approves deployment of forces to protect withdrawal operations
The Pentagon has also approved the deployment of hundreds of maritime, air and land forces to the region to ensure security for American and NATO forces as well as contractors as they withdraw, the officials said. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the extension of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier’s mission to “remain in the …
Royal Commission into veteran suicides; Trans-Tasman travel bubble opens; ADF Afghanistan veterans to keep war medals; Investigations continue into NSW hotel quarantine cases
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has acknowledged there is a “long tail of cost” when Australian Defence Forces personnel return home. “That cost is most significant when we see it in the death by suicide of our veterans,” Mr Morrison said in Sydney today. Mr Morrison said his government wants to deal with the “very serious …
Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America’s longest war. Blinken sought to assure senior Afghan politicians that the United States …
How Joe Biden went his own way on Afghanistan withdrawal
Multiple current and former officials tell CNN that those advisers — including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, leader of US Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie and some State Department officials — expressed concerns about what a full withdrawal might mean for the US counter-terror mission. They also expressed concern about the security …
Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11: ‘It’s time to end America’s longest war’
“We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result,” Biden said. “I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats,” he added. “I will not pass …
Biden to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021
While the Taliban has vowed to renew attacks on U.S. and NATO personnel if foreign troops are not out by the deadline, it is not clear if the militants will follow through with those threats given Biden’s plan for a phased withdrawal between now and September. Officially, there are 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, although …
26th consecutive day of zero COVID-19 cases in VIC as QLD border decision expected today; Biden declares ‘US ready to lead world again’; More NSW restrictions to ease; Heatwave warning for several states; PM says must be ‘presumption of innocence’ for Afghanistan soldiers
By Mark Saunokonoko 21:13 Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there must be a “presumption of innocence” for soldiers, amid reports the Brereton Report should be included in the Australian War Memorial. Memorial director Matt Anderson has been reported in The Age saying the Brereton Report could be curated into museum exhibits. The Brereton Report alleged …
