by Kelli Ballard | Aug 31, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Now that the Taliban has seized control of Afghanistan and ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the bombing that took 13 U.S. military lives and many more civilians, a deeper look into the differences and potential connections between the Taliban and ISIS just might...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Aug 28, 2021 | Articles, International
The United States military carried out a drone attack on August 27 that killed an alleged “ISIS-K planner” in Afghanistan. The strike was in response to the suicide bombing on Thursday, August 26, that left 13 American soldiers and more than 170 Afghans...
by Kelli Ballard | Aug 26, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Several hours after two bombings happened in Kabul, Afghanistan, President Biden addressed the nation appearing ashen and exhausted. His greeting to the American people on Thursday, August 26, was, “Tough day.” Calling the dozen U.S. soldiers killed...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 23, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, International
Reports of gunfights at the Kabul airport highlight the precarious situation now unfolding in Afghanistan. Leaving one Afghan officer dead, U.S. and German troops exchanged fire with “unknown attackers,” suggesting that it is not just the ruling Taliban...
by Mark Angelides | Jun 8, 2020 | Articles, Politics, Race, Social Issues
American cities burn; violence, looting, chaos, and danger abound, and all in the name of justice for one dead man: George Floyd. None can deny that his death was a tragedy and that protest against a police service that kills those it arrests is warranted, but is that...