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US military will complete withdrawal from Niger by mid-September: Pentagon

U.S. troops ordered to leave Niger by the West African ruling regime will complete their withdrawal by mid-September, Pentagon and Nigerian defense officials announced Sunday. The schedule was the result of four days of talks between defense officials from both countries in the capital Niamey, a joint statement said. Niger’s decision to remove U.S. troops […]

‘Very Capable’ ISIS-K ‘Much Stronger’ Post-Afghanistan Withdrawal 

On CBS News’ Monday edition of “Prime Time,” Michael Morell, a CBS News senior national security contributor who served as CIA deputy director and deputy director under President Barack Obama, said the ISIS-K terrorist group is “very dangerous.” “It is safe and competent.” I would say that ISIS-K is much stronger today than it was […]

Trump calls Milley a ‘loser’ after hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal

Former President Trump on Wednesday called retired Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a “loser” after a hearing on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Mark Milley is a loser who embarrassed us in Afghanistan and elsewhere!” President Trump said Posted by Truth Social. This is not the first time President […]

‘Absolutely Unrealistic’ Biden Could Have Avoided Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that there is “no way at all” that the Biden administration could have avoided a chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. “It’s unrealistic,” he said. Moderator Wolf Blitzer said, “Senator, what responsibility do you think the Biden administration bears for what happened?” “Therefore, it is […]