Hamid Karzai, center bottom and SOF Forces TORA BORA REVISITED: HOW WE FAILED TO GET BIN LADEN A Report To Members, Committee on Foreign Relations 2009 John F. Kerry, Chairman On October 7, 2001, U.S. aircraft began bombing the training bases and strongholds of Al Qaeda and the ruling Taliban across Afghanistan. The leaders who …
kill bin laden THE TRAIL OF THE WOLF:HUNTING BIN LADEN by Warren Gray Washington Blew it at the Battle of Tora Bora America’s first golden opportunity to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, the al-Qa’ida terrorist mastermind behind the horrific 9/11 attacks, came in mid-December 2001, at the Battle of Tora Bora in Afghanistan. Delta Force commandos, …
After Pause in Flights Out of Kabul, Evacuations are Continuing, General Says BY DAVID VERGUN “Our throughput has increased and we continue to observe a steady progress in Kabul,” Taylor said, referring to the flights out of the Hamid Karzai International Airport. There was a pause of flights leaving Kabul earlier today, he said. The pause …
Poisonings, Assassination, And A Coup: The Secret Soviet Invasion Of AfghanistanBy Frud Bezhan RFE Four decades ago, the Soviet Union launched a secret mission to assassinate the Afghan president and seize control of Kabul. The assault on December 27, 1979, was the bloody opening act to the Soviet-Afghan War that would set the country on a …
UPDATE The Taliban are dispatching hundreds of fighters to the Panjshir Valley, 150 kilometers north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, to try to stamp out an emerging resistance movement led by the son of a warlord who defied them the last time they ruled Afghanistan 20 years ago. The deployment comes hours after forces aligned …
NOTE: “Clarity: As per d constitution of Afg, in absence, escape, resignation or death of the President the FVP becomes the caretaker President. I am currently inside my country & am the legitimate care taker President. Am reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus. Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan acting President. …….Nations must …
Merkel Makes Farewell Trip To Meet Putin Amid ‘Deep Disagreements’ RFE/RL German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a long list of contentious topics to discuss during Merkel’s last official visit to Russia before retiring from politics after next month’s general elections. The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the return of the …