Foreign Policy - Page 996

September 11, 2021

Kellogg, Ratcliffe, Wolf: US faces new threats 20 years after 9/11 thanks to disastrous Afghanistan exit

The day that marked 20 years since 9/11 was always going to be momentous. Now it looms large against the precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

September 10, 2021

White House says it's simply 'up to Americans' to choose to flee Afghanistan, despite many hiding from Taliban

Despite reports that Americans and Afghan allies are being blocked by the Taliban, the White House is saying it is merely "up to Americans" to choose to take the government's options to evacuate.

September 10, 2021

State Dept denies Taliban claim that US blacklist of new leadership violates Doha Agreement

The Taliban on Thursday accused the U.S. of violating the peace deal reached under the Trump administration for keeping members of its recently announced interim government on the U.S. most-wanted list.

September 9, 2021

White House 'more worried Taliban cabinet is full of men than full of terrorists': Tom Cotton

Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton said Thursday on "The Story" it is clear President Biden is more concerned with the gender makeup of the new Afghan leadership than it is of the government being full of terrorists.

September 9, 2021

Grounded flights in northern Afghanistan have ‘nothing to do’ with ‘inaction’ by US government: State Dept.

The State Department on Thursday said the grounded flights in Afghanistan have "nothing to do with any inaction or action by the part of the United States government" as thousands remain stranded across the Taliban-controlled nation. 

September 9, 2021

Military history professor refutes claims of 'moderate' Taliban, says they're 'drunk on the fumes of victory'

Military history professor Victor Davis Hanson pushed back on suggestions the Taliban is now "gentler" and "kinder" during “America's Newsroom” on Thursday, suggesting it is quite the contrary as the terrorist group is “drunk on the fumes of victory.”

September 9, 2021

Biden officials praised Bergdahl prisoner swap that released terrorists now in Taliban cabinet

Top officials now residing in the Biden administration once praised the 2014 exchange of five Taliban members for Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl as a swap "absolutely" worth it.

September 9, 2021

Sean Hannity rips Antony Blinken for criticizing Taliban's lack of inclusivity: 'How stupid are you?'

Sean Hannity with reactions to Blinken's Taliban 'inclusivity' remarks.

September 9, 2021

Former Bergdahl platoon member 'horrified' to see ex-Gitmo detainees serving in Afghan government

Former member of Bowe Bergdahl's platoon, Josh Korder, expressed his disgust over ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees securing senior leadership roles in the Taliban's interim government, saying he was both "heartbroken" and "horrified."

September 8, 2021

Brian Kilmeade reveals who is really leading the Taliban's new government

Brian Kilmeade weighs in on evacuating Americans from Afghanistan and sheds light on who is part of the Taliban's new regime on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'