Large planes are taking off, capable of carrying up to 600, but only a few dozen people were on them. In the worst case, only seven people were aboard. The Taliban is actively blocking Afghans from leaving, while Westerners are unable to get through. Fears remain that Western hostages could be taken, amid a crisis […]
Taliban has billion-dollar budget, $240,000,000 in foreign donations, help from Pakistan
A band of jihadis in a poor country defeated American-backed Afghan troops, which, says President Biden, was one of the most well-equipped forces, as good as any army in the world. Is that not perplexing? One indication of why this happened is the fact that the annual budget of the Taliban is 30 times […]
Taliban Leader Obama/Biden Released from GITMO in Swap for Deserter Bergdahl Just Resurfaced
My latest in PJ Media: It was one of the worst trades in history, even worse than Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi or Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac: Back in 2014, Barack Obama traded five Taliban commanders for one American who, we were led to believe, had been captured by the Taliban. Obama did […]
Taliban Guarantees Women’s Rights ‘Within the Limits of Islam.’ That’s Not Reassuring.
My latest in PJ Media: Reuters reported Tuesday that at least one global authority is already reconciling itself to Taliban rule in Afghanistan: “The chief of field operations of the U.N. children’s agency expressed cautious optimism about working with Taliban officials following their seizure of power in Afghanistan, citing their early expressions of support for girls’ […]
UN chief, New Zealand Prime Minister beg Taliban to protect women’s rights
They can beg them to stop murdering kuffar, too. Their self-importance and lack of understanding about the jihad are worthy of the utmost derision. Ardern’s incompetence in understanding of the jihad was on full display following the Christchurch massacre. Sympathy for the victims of the massacre was one thing, but bowing down to Islam was […]
UK: ISIS bride’s lawyer hails return of Taliban: ‘The boys are back in town’
ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s lawyer Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee is being investigated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) again. Two weeks after having been warned by the SRA that if he doesn’t better control his online behaviour, they will take further action, Akunjee tweets about Kabul. Under a picture of the new Taliban leadership sitting […]
For Iran, What’s to Come in Afghanistan is Still Unsure
Officially, Iran is unperturbed by the rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. After all, America’s 20-year effort came apart more quickly than anyone imagined; that should gladden the Iranians. But there is also uncertainty about what a Taliban takeover will mean, in the end, for the Islamic Republic. A report on Iran’s view just before […]
‘Victory of Taliban emboldens the Palestinian resistance, shows that the US and its allies can be defeated’
Meanwhile, Biden’s handlers are sending the “Palestinians” millions to finance their revitalized jihad. “Hamas congratulates Taliban for ‘defeating’ US,” by Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2021: …Recently, Hamas released photos of a meeting between its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, and a Taliban delegation. The meeting reportedly took place in the Taliban office in Doha, […]
Senior advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shocked to discover Taliban motivated by Islam
Carter Malkasian is “the author of The American War in Afghanistan: A History. He served as a civilian advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan and was the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 2015 to 2019.” In this long piece for Politico from early July, he wrestles with […]
Rep. Liz Cheney blames Trump for debacle in Afghanistan
It wasn’t Trump who preoccupied the military with being woke at the expense of preparing an adequate exit strategy. “RINO Rep. Liz Cheney Blames Trump for Collapse of Afghanistan,” by Martin Walsh, Conservative Brief, August 16, 2021: Never-Trump Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is going after Donald Trump for the collapse of Afghanistan. During an interview […]