He didn’t have the passage fully memorized, and didn’t follow the standard rules of Qur’an recitation. Those who are addicted to wishful thinking will seize upon this to buttress their claim that jihadis do not know the Qur’an and don’t follow it. Unfortunately, Haqqani does follow it, even if he doesn’t have it all in […]
Biden Admin on Afghan Evacuations: ‘Err on the Side of Excess’
How big of a disaster was Biden’s Afghan evacuation? As I noted in “Biden’s ‘Evacuation’ Was a Taliban Human Trafficking Scheme”, the numbers tell the tale. The Biden administration claims to have evacuated 124,000 people, of them only 5,500 Americans, from Afghanistan. 60,000 have been brought into the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas […]
The Myth of Negotiating With the Taliban
A few points. 1. The Taliban put the Haqqani Network, which was allied with Al Qaeda, in charge of security in Kabul and was running security at the airport 2. The head of ISIS-K is a former Haqqani network commander 3. Afghan officials said that the Haqqani network and ISIS-K are the same 4. Whether […]
Biden Vows ‘We Will Hunt You Down’ to Terrorists While Fleeing Afghanistan
Pathetic and treasonous. Those are the two words that aptly describe the complete state of disaster in Afghanistan. Biden’s latest surreal speech, after the murder of 13 American military personnel by Islamic terrorists, had quotes that sounded like they were copied and pasted from George W. Bush. “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We […]
Taliban Puts Al Qaeda-Linked Group Holding US Hostage in Charge of Kabul Security
Every time you think that Biden has screwed up as badly as possible in Afghanistan, the situation somehow manages to get worse. The Taliban has placed security for the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the hands of senior members of the Haqqani Network, which has close ties with foreign jihadist groups including a long-standing association with al-Qaida. […]
Islamic Republic of Iran paid bounties to Taliban for targeting American troops in Afghanistan
This is one of the reasons why Qasem Soleimani was killed. And remember the storm of outrage with which the establishment media and the Leftist political elites greeted the news that he had been taken out. “US intelligence indicates Iran paid bounties to Taliban for targeting American troops in Afghanistan,” by Zachary Cohen, CNN, August […]
Pakistan condemns US drone strike that killed two Islamic jihadis
Yet more indication that Pakistan is no ally of the United States. “Pakistan condemns US drone strike inside its territory,” Reuters, January 24, 2018: …The unmanned aircraft’s missiles “targeted an Afghan refugee” camp in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram region, a statement from the Pakistani foreign office said. “Such unilateral actions, as that of today, are detrimental […]
U.S. suspends at least $900 million in security aid to Pakistan
At last, some common sense in U.S. foreign policy. This means several hundred million dollars that the Taliban and the Haqqani Network won’t get. We can only hope that there will be much, much more of this sort of thing to come. “U.S. suspends at least $900 million in security aid to Pakistan,” by Arshad […]