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‘Very real threats’: More attacks could hit Kabul at any time, top U.S. general says

'Very real threats': More attacks could hit Kabul at any time, top U.S. general says Via Just The News: Additional attacks outside Hamid Karzai International Airport could occur at any time, a top U.S. general in charge of Afghanistan said Thursday. There are "very, very real threat strings" said Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command. The threats are "what we would call tactical, that […]

08/27/2021 10

UK reports ‘high threat’ of terrorist attack at Kabul airport; U.S. urges people to stay away

UK reports ‘high threat’ of terrorist attack at Kabul airport; U.S. urges people to stay away Via CNBC.com: Officials from the U.K. have warned of a “highly credible” threat of an attack at Kabul airport by Islamic State militants. It comes as a massive evacuation effort enters its final stages, with countries scrambling to get people out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline set by President Joe […]

08/26/2021 4

Watchdog: 75,000 U.S. vehicles, 600,000 weapons, 208 planes left in Afghanistan

Watchdog: 75,000 U.S. vehicles, 600,000 weapons, 208 planes left in Afghanistan Via CNBC.com: The U.S. military is leaving behind 75,000 vehicles, 600,000 weapons and 208 airplanes/helicopters in Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control of the country, according to the watchdog group Open the Books. “We've made the Taliban into a major U.S. arms dealer for the next decade,” said Adam Andrzejewski, CEO & founder of Open the Books. “They now control 75,000 […]

08/25/2021 5

Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees

Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees Via CNBC.com: The Pentagon has ordered U.S. commercial airlines to provide planes to help speed up Afghanistan evacuation efforts, it said Sunday. The planes would not fly into Kabul but instead would be used to transport those who have already been flown out of the country to military bases or transit points in Europe and the Middle East. That would allow […]

08/23/2021 7

Report: State Department Memo Warned of Afghanistan Collapse Back in July

Report: State Department Memo Warned of Afghanistan Collapse Back in July Via Breitbart: A classified State Department cable from July suggests that Secretary of State Antony Blinken was warned that Kabul would fall into Taliban hands by the August 31 troop withdrawal deadline, a report from the Wall Street Journal on Thursday revealed. The Wall Street Journal reported: About two dozen State Department officials serving at the embassy in Kabul sent an internal […]

08/20/2021 8

COVID vaccines to be required for military under new US plan

COVID vaccines to be required for military under new US plan Via AP News: Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon and endorsed by President Joe Biden. In memos distributed to all troops, top Pentagon leaders said the vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military readiness. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the […]

08/10/2021 41

U.S. hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years

U.S. hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years Via CNBC.com: After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two U.S. officials said Friday. The airfield was handed over to the Afghan National Security and Defense Force in its entirety, they said on condition […]

07/02/2021 5

Biden orders air strikes against Iran-backed facilities near Iraq-Syria border

Biden orders air strikes against Iran-backed facilities near Iraq-Syria border Via Just The News: President Biden on Sunday evening ordered U.S. airstrikes against targets near the Iraq-Syria border that officials said were being used by Iran-backed rebels to attack Western troops. “The United States took necessary, appropriate, and deliberate action designed to limit the risk of escalation — but also to send a clear and unambiguous deterrent message,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. […]

06/28/2021 9

Fewer ships, more ‘equity’: Navy growing weak while going woke, critics warn

Fewer ships, more 'equity': Navy growing weak while going woke, critics warn Via Just The News: As the Navy plans to defund portions of the fleet while beefing up diversity and inclusion, critics warn that the service may be growing weak while going woke. The warnings most recently stem from a memo and testimony from top Navy officials. In a June memo that many viewed as alarming, Secretary of the […]

06/26/2021 10

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