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Deadly U.S. Strike Raises Questions Over Collateral Damage in Afghanistan
Many former officials expect U.S. intelligence to dry up. As published By Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter, and Amy Mackinnon, a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy. SEPTEMBER 2, 2021, 9:22 AM A U.S. airstrike aimed ...
Biden ignored ISIS-K threat, experts say
As published by USA Today by Josh Meyer The Biden administration bare- ly mentioned ISIS-K when talking about the U.S. withdrawal from Af- ghanistan, then downplayed its ca- pabilities until last week’s deadly attacks were imminent. The Trump administration glossed ...
Taliban 2.0 – Have Afghanistan’s new rulers changed? … or not?
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US destroys CIA outpost outside Kabul airport to keep sensitive information away from Taliban: report
As published by the New York Times American forces on Thursday destroyed the last CIA outpost in Afghanistan, US officials told The New York Times. Eagle Base in Kabul was demolished order to keep sensitive information out of Taliban hands. Most ...
An army of veterans and volunteers organizes online to evacuate Afghans, from thousands of miles away
BERKELEY, Calif. — On a quiet, tree-lined street in the Bay Area, Jon Reed’s computer screen swims with maps of Kabul, chat threads and text messages from Special Operations, military and civilian contractors inside and around the Hamid Karzai International ...
An Anti-Taliban Front Is Already Forming. Can It Last?
As published by Foreign Policy By Robbie Gramer, a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy, and Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter. In October 2001, U.S. defense intelligence planners were tasked with assessing whether a ...
‘Charlie Wilson’s Playbook’: Lawmaker Pushes Biden to Back Anti-Taliban Resistance
As published by Foreign Policy By Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, and Amy Mackinnon The Biden administration is facing pressure from Congress to begin supporting Afghan resistance groups as the clock runs out on the massive U.S.-led evacuation effort from the ...
Veterans scramble to evacuate Afghans from Kabul | Mick Mulroy, CIA paramilitary officer | Bonus Ep.
As published by the The Team House Please click here. The Team House 22K subscribers SUBSCRIBE In this special mid-week episode we are going to talk to former CIA paramilitary officer Mick Mulroy and retired Army Colonel Mike Jason about ...
Biden Must Keep U.S. Operatives in Afghanistan To Enable the Counterterrorism Mission
As published by TIME Magazine by Bilal Y. Saab and Mick Mulroy In his April 14 speech, President Joe Biden stated that despite withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, his administration will continue to do two things from over the ...
US special operations forces race to save former Afghan comrades in jeopardy
The current and former military members are getting people out "one at a time." As published by ABC News ByJames Gordon Meek andMatt Seyler August 22, 2021, 4:01 AM Current and former U.S. military special operations and intelligence community operatives ...
