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Two years later, people are still paying the price for the catastrophe of Old Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. And people will be paying the price for decades to come. The Associated Press reported on August 22 that “more than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a U.N. report.” These were people the Taliban had promised not to kill, but as Muhammad said, “War is deceit” (Bukhari 4.52.268). Nine days before that, the Daily Mail reported that “militants who left...

Impeachable Offense In July 2021, Joe Biden abandoned Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield in the middle of the night after nearly 20 years of US occupation. The Biden regime shut off the electricity and slipped away in the night without notifying the base’s Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans’ secret departure more than two hours after they left. The Taliban quickly took control of Bagram Air Base, which is only 30 miles north of Kabul on August 15th and released thousands of terrorists held at its prison. The Biden regime, Mark Milley and the Afghans left the Taliban military equipment, uniforms, rations...

The awesome responsibilities of the presidency can be a heavy weight to shoulder, a lonely burden of ultimate decision-making authority enduringly encapsulated in the words of the iconic sign President Harry Truman kept on his desk in the Oval Office: "The buck stops here." President Joe Biden, however, has time and again sought to sidestep the weighty burden of history through the simple expedient of passing the buck for presidential choices gone awry to his predecessor. With Biden's job approval rating remaining well underwater, his administration is redoubling efforts to blame its perceived failures on former President Trump — a...

<p>Biden is, quite simply, a man unsuited to meet the challenges of the present moment. He is out of his league and, one hopes sooner rather than later, will find himself out of political time. Indeed, there is a compelling case that that time is right now. The way that Biden has handled America's (admittedly long-overdue) withdrawal from the backwater of Afghanistan has been so inexplicably botched, so patently dripping with gross malfeasance, and so clearly subversive of his solemn constitutional oath and his foremost commander-in-chief prerogative that the proper short-term remedy is obvious: impeachment.</p>

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Airmen from the 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron traveled to the eastern region of Afghanistan on Aug. 23 to resupply Soldiers and Marines who are helping Afghanistan prepare for elections Sept. 18. The mission, which included the delivery of more than 39,000 pounds of cargo, is just one of numerous deliveries made throughout Afghanistan. The C-130’s capabilities to handle rough terrain and dirt strips make it uniquely qualified for this type of mission. These assets led to the decision to have the C-130 aircraft and crews from the 745th EAS relocate here. “While here, we...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- A total force unit here supports joint missions to help save the lives of the coalition forces on the frontlines. The Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and active-duty nurses, medical technicians and others who make up the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron are on a mission: To transport injured and ill U.S. and coalition forces to locations where they can get the medical care they need. “We do everything that we can do to make sure that the people we treat have every chance at recovering from their injuries and being reunited with...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2005 – After spending most of the last 24 hours meeting airmen at an air base in Southwest Asia, a group of comedians led by television star Drew Carey arrived here early today to entertain the troops. Along with Carey, comedians Dave Mordal, Jimmy Shubert, Steve Byrne and Pedro Hernandez are on the tour. On a whirlwind day Aug. 24, the comics met, signed autographs for and posed for pictures with hundreds of airmen assigned to the Air Force's 379th Expeditionary Wing before boarding a C-130 transport for the five-hour flight to Bagram. Today,...

Thursday, January 13, 2005Postcard from Afghanistan From a reader, CSM Tim Green at the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan: "I have been in the Army over 27 years and have been here 15 months. My tour was a year and I extended it because I knew my first week here one year wouldn't be enough for all the work that needed to be done. Though many people here would rather be home, I have never met a troop of any service or any coalition partner who doesn't feel they are contributing something positive to the cause. I love the attitude of...

Two threads appeared here over the last couple of weeks concerning alleged complaints of Air Force personnel about conditions at Bagram Airbase ("Top 10 Air Force Complaints Overheard at Bagram Airbase" and "Power Point Slide Show, Pictures from Bagram") I received an email containing a reply by an Air Force doctor concerning this topic. I don't know who the e-mail was written to originally, and I am omitting his name for obvious reasons. I thought you FREEPERS might appreciate it. The email follows: My response to the articles: For those who don't now me, I'm an Air Force Colonel, a...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The U.S. military has set up a new, high-tech command center at Afghanistan's main air base to oversee the eight-month war against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters, officials said on Wednesday.Lieutenant-General Dan K. Mcneill, a three-star general, will formally take charge of all coalition operations in Afghanistan on Friday, and will report directly to the Tampa, Florida-based U.S. Central Command that oversees the Middle East and Central Asia.The hunt for the remnants of the al Qaeda and Taliban believed to be hiding in the eastern Afghan mountains was previously led by a two-star...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan " Soldiers here are careful not to use the term "hero" when describing actions observed on the battlefield. Not to say heroic actions haven't taken place. But the title is a badge of honor placed on only the most worthy combatants. And it's being used to describe one airman. In fact, many commanders here say this "hero" is worthy of the Air Force Cross. Some even suggest the airman deserves the nation's highest military honor. The enlisted tactical air controller, or ETAC, was part of a bloody 14-hour battle March 4. That day two Army MH-47...