Mark Milley pardoned: general at center of Afghanistan withdrawal predicted it wouldn’t be a Saigon moment
Former President Joe Biden granted a preemptive pardon to Gen. Mark Milley on Monday, capping a presidency marred by the turmoil of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Milley accepted the pardon and said in a statement that she did not want to spend the rest of her life fighting “retribution.” But critics of the exit in […]
CNN ordered to pay $5M for defaming Navy veteran after Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan pullout
A Florida jury on Friday found CNN liable for defaming a Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan in the wake of President Biden's disastrous deportation. The lawsuit also reveals previously secret facts about CNN's revenue, revealing that CNN reported profits of $600 million in 2021, $300 million in 2022, and $400 million in […]
Gold Star families devastated by Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal endorse Hegseth for SecDef
Families who lost loved ones during the disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan are supporting Secretary of Defense candidate Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who was nominated by President Trump to head the Pentagon, was questioned by the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, where he was questioned for more than four hours by […]
‘There Has Been No Accountability’ for Biden’s ‘Disaster’ Afghanistan Withdrawal
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth slammed the Biden administration's “disastrous” Afghanistan withdrawal during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. “There has been no accountability for the disaster of withdrawal in Afghanistan, which is why we are here today,” Hegseth told the committee. He added: “Leadership has been reluctant to take […]
Here’s how an Afghanistan veteran used his previous wildfire season experiences to save his home from the LA fire
A veteran of Afghanistan was able to save his family's home from a devastating wildfire in Los Angeles by using secrets he learned from previous wildfires in the city. American Legion Commander Jim Cragg said he took action several years ago to prevent the destruction of his home after a wildfire came too close for […]
Biden spoke with families of Americans detained in Afghanistan, White House says
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Sunday met with the families of three Americans held by Taliban rulers in Afghanistan since 2022, underscoring his determination to bring back Americans unjustly detained abroad. The White House announced. The Biden administration has announced a U.S. offer to release three Americans, Ryan Corbett, George Glezman, and Mahmoud Habibie, in exchange […]
Wife of American detained in Afghanistan heads to Mar-a-Lago to beg Trump to take up prisoner swap
Exclusive: A wife hoping to bring her husband home after being illegally detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years flew to Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to plead with President-elect Trump to take up her case. Ryan Corbett was captured by the Taliban in August 2022 just as the U.S. was about to withdraw from Afghanistan, […]
Plaintiff in CNN trial says network ignored those he saved from Afghanistan
Panama City, Florida – US Navy veteran Zachary Young, the plaintiff in a high-stakes defamation lawsuit against CNN, gave his testimony in dramatic fashion on Thursday, revealing that he helped at least 22 women escape from Afghanistan. Concluded. Young claims CNN slandered him by suggesting that the Biden administration made illegal profits by helping people […]
Afghanistan faces a complex set of challenges in 2025 — here’s what you need to know
The year just ended was a tumultuous one for Afghanistan, marked by a number of significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025. ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) was at least implemented 19 terrorist attackstargeting Hazara and Shiite civilians, Sufis, foreigners, and Taliban officials. One notable incident is the assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani, a […]
BREAKING: 46 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan strike, Taliban says | LiveNOW from FOX
Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said … source