#Taliban

Heiko Maas 🇪🇺

HeikoMaas

Den Zeitplan für den Truppenabzug aus #Afghanistan dürfen wir uns nicht von ablaufenden Amtszeiten oder den Wünschen der Taliban diktieren lassen. Richtschnur müssen die Entwicklung der Sicherheitslage und die Fortschritte

Sue Aside

SheerchaiZ93

[Some Myths] Afghanistan being the graveyard of empires: This 'quote' was first used by Americans to give Afghanistan more a barbaric image. After Afghans successfully defeated the British soldiers, a

MuslimMarine

mansoortshams

THREAD - FIVE things my kids want you to know about Muslims:1.) Muslims are NOT terrorists. We have nothing to do with terrorism, ISIS, the Taliban or any other person

Tony Thomas

TonyT2Thomas

Personally tough for me to read this profound timeline (should be required history for all those who don’t know how we got here) as I served parts of, or in

Mikko Alanne

MikkoAlanne

I really can’t today with the empty rituals of “never forgets” and “never agains” from Republican politicians. Where were these people when Donald Trump retweeted a call to just “Let

❌Harvey Staub 💪🇺🇸🖤⭐️⭐️⭐️

HarveyStaub1

1)SEAL Team 6. August 11, 2011. “A Taliban fighter shot down a Chinook helicopter carrying 22 Navy SEAL Team 6 members in Afghanistan.”In all,there were 38 people on board, including

Andrew Watkins

and_huh_what

THREAD: Brief but critical talk on targeted killings in Kabul; already horrific, more intense the past week."Who benefits?" Key question @OmSamad & @JJSchroden ask.Another is "who has capability?"Answer to both

Asfandyar Mir

asfandyarmir

Is the TTP resurging? Some angles on the trajectory and internal politics of the TTP. 1/n Formed in 2007, TTP remains one of the most lethal center-seeking insurgent movements in

Password Hunter02

BenKTallmadge

So it was China, not Russia! Trump administration declassifies intel that indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers -https://www.axios.com/scoop-trump-admin-declassifies-unconfirmed-intel-on-

Kaz Weida

kazweida

On the heels of explosive intelligence findings that Putin paid the Taliban a bounty to kill US soldiers, the White House is claiming Trump wasn't briefed on this allegation.This #SundayMorning

Lee Camp [Redacted]

LeeCamp

The corporate media & the military industrial complex work together to keep the US engaged in barbaric wars that destroy countries most Americans couldn't find on a map. When Trump

Andrew Watkins

and_huh_what

THREAD: As Afghans, diplomats & observers try to interpret initial Biden team signals on how it will approach peace process ... seems worth reflecting on two big bits of news

Paul MacDonald

pkmacdonald

I’ve noticed a mini-genre of foreign policy op-eds that go something like this: “Trump may have been crazy, but his foreign policy idea on [some issue I care about] was

Damo

concretemilk

THREAD: Moazzam Begg is the "Outreach Director" and public face of "advocacy group" @UK_CAGE. He has traded on & lamented the fact that he is - in his own words

Kronos

TitanTOC

Here’s what Snowden took with him.....231 offensive American cyber operations in 2011, including some against Iran and North Korea relating to nuclear proliferation. NSA surveillance of terrorist networks, including details

Daniel DePetris

DanDePetris

For those who want to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan, I’m curious: until when? I keep hearing about “responsible withdrawals;” that the time isn’t right, etc. Please specifically define what

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