CIA’s Former Counterterrorism Chief for the Region: Afghanistan, Not An Intelligence Failure — Something Much Worse

I fear for my countrymen and my nation.

The failure was not due to any lack of warning, but rather the hubris and political risk calculus of decision makers whose choices are too often made in their personal and political interest or with pre-committed policy choices

US WAR CHEST: As Taliban Parades Massive Cache Of Captured American Weapons, US Has No Idea The Scope Of The Damage

A Taliban member poses atop a US US-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan, August 2021. (Uncredited)

Materiel the Islamic group gained huge trove, including thousands of assault rifles, thousands of armored vehicles, dozens of aircraft, tanks, artillery, sniper rifles, night-vision goggles , U.S.-made Humvees, helicopters,nd drones and much more.

Afghans Have Broken ‘Shackles of Slavery’: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Reader Gila points out: He said this as he imposed an Islamic curriculum on Pakistani schools, “despite criticism because it put emphasis on religious teaching instead of modern national sciences.” This will raise a new generation of jihadis in Pakistan. The USA currently designates Pakistan as a ‘Major American Non-NATO Ally” as well as provides…