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Afghan Troops Filmed Laying Down Arms As U.S. General Overseeing NATO Exit Says He’s Shocked by How Quickly They’ve Surrendered to the Taliban…

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The Afghan army is collapsing across the country, with videos posted by the Taliban showing troops laying down their US-made weapons and handing over the keys to their Humvee armoured cars…The US left Bagram Airfield last week – its fortress in the country for nearly 20 years – by slipping away in the night without telling the base’s new Afghan commander who discovered they had gone the next morning…

House Panel Votes to Constrain Afghan Drawdown, Ask for Assessment on ‘Incentives’ to Attack U.S. Troops…

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The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to put roadblocks on President Trump’s ability to withdraw from Afghanistan, including requiring an assessment on whether any country has offered incentives for the Taliban to attack U.S. and coalition troops. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment, from Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), would require several certifications before […]

Schiff Learned of Russian ‘Bounty’ Intelligence in February, Withheld Information from Congress, and Took No Action…

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Top committee staff for Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, were briefed in February on intelligence about Russia offering the Taliban bounties in Afghanistan, but he took no action in response to the briefing, multiple intelligence sources familiar with the briefing told The Federalist. The intelligence was […]

CIA Filed ‘Crimes Report’ with Justice Department over Russia-Taliban Bounty Leak…

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The CIA requested the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into the leak of classified intelligence related to an alleged plot by a Russian spy unit to offer bounties to Taliban-linked fighters to target U.S. and other coalition troops in Afghanistan. Robert O’Brien, who has served as President Trump’s national security adviser since last […]

U.S. Has Achieved Agreed Troop-Cut Target in Afghanistan…

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The United States has reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan to 8,600, fulfilling its obligation as part of a February deal with the Taliban, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie who oversees American forces in that region said Thursday. He noted that the United States had made an “aspirational” commitment in the February dealt to fully withdraw […]

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