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President Joe Biden has been criticized by the parents of some of the fallen service members who lost their lives in last week's ISIS-K terror attack in Kabul. Per AP News, of the 13 US troops who died in explosions outside Kabul airport on Thursday, August 26, 11 were Marines,…
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The US has officially left Afghanistan, making the end of a 20-year war. General Kenneth F McKenzie of US Central Command formally announced the withdrawal on August 30 after Taliban leaders said that the last US flight had left Kabul Airport, Independent reports. The war began after 9/11 when Afghanistan…
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A total of 13 US service members tragically lost their lives after an explosion outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan took place that was carried out by ISIS. At least 170 have been confirmed dead as a result of the attack. In a White House speech Thursday after the attack, President…
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President Joe Biden was seen placing his head onto his hands during a news conference following questions about the recent Kabul attack in Afghanistan. Biden's address on Thursday came after 13 US servicemen - including 12 Marines and one Navy medic - were killed following an attack by an ISIS-K…
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A Republican congressman has warned that the Taliban now has access to $85 billion worth of US weapons. Jim Banks, a former US Navy reservist, made the revelation during an August 27 speech in Washington where he said that the group now has access to 75,000 vehicles, 200 airplanes, and…
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Joe Biden has said that he "bears responsibility" for recent events in Afghanistan in the wake of the tragic terrorist attack that took place outside Kabul airport yesterday. On Thursday, August 26, two explosions and gunfire led to carnage outside the gates of the airport as thousands of Afghans attempted…
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Pen Farthing has been forced to abandon the 200 cats and dogs he was rescuing in Afghanistan. The hero soldier was evacuating the animals on a flight approved by Boris Johnson, but after he was unable to board, he took to Twitter to blame President Joe Biden for the rule…
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Joe Biden says the US is "on pace" to have the country's troops leave Afghanistan by August 31 despite calls to extend next week's evacuation deadline. According to CNBC, Biden had been under pressure from foreign allies and US lawmakers to extend the deadline but warned that staying any longer…
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Joe Biden has once again defended his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan. Speaking from the White House on Sunday (August 22), the POTUS said that once the evacuation is complete, the American people "will have a clear understanding of what I did, why we did it." He continued:…
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Following the Taliban's political takeover of Afghanistan, people are calling for the 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden from office. On August 15, the Taliban entered the presidential palace in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul and declared the war "over", resulting in President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country. Many…
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Donald Trump hit out at Joe Biden in a scathing verbal attack during a rally appearance on Saturday, slamming the President's recent Afghanistan withdrawal. Speaking at a rally in Cullman, Alabama, the former president claimed that Biden had created "the greatest foreign policy humiliation in the history of the United…
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President Joe Biden has said he will "mobilize every resource necessary" in order to pull Americans out of Afghanistan. Speaking from the White House on Friday (August 20), the 78-year-old POTUS declared: "Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home." However, per CNN, Biden did state…
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A teenager who fell to his death from a US military plane has been identified as soccer player Zaki Anwari, Afghan authorities have confirmed. As reported by BBC News, Anwari had attempted to stow away on the US plane, which was leaving Kabul airport. The 19-year-old had played for Afghanistan's…
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President Joe Biden has spoken out in more detail about his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of the country. In an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, the 78-year-old POTUS revealed that he believes there was no way of withdrawing US…
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GOP rep. Lauren Boebert has been slammed online after saying the Taliban is "Building Back Better" in the wake of their takeover of Afghanistan. The Colorado congresswoman, 34, appeared to throw her support behind the extremist organization on social media as she joked about the country's fall to the Taliban.…
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Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill has given his two cents on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The 45-year-old - who famously shot and killed Osama bin Laden, hit out at the POTUS, calling him a "disaster". This week Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, taking over…
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Donald Trump has said that the situation in Afghanistan would be "totally different" if his administration was still in office. The ex-POTUS released six statements on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal, with Trump calling for Biden to resign. What's more, Trump stated that his administration would've managed…
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Prince Harry has encouraged military veterans to "offer support for one another" as the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan. The Duke of Sussex, 36, spent 10 years in the Army, including two frontline tours to Afghanistan. What's more, he is a patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, a sporting event…
