11/19/2023 0 Comments Taliban mocks iwo jima![]() The Taliban swept into Kabul last week, ending two decades of war, stunning the world as government forces surrendered en masse. There has been no statement from Massoud. But, also on Saturday, pro-Taliban social media feeds posted a video of Khalil Haqqani of the Haqqani network claiming Massoud’s son had “declared allegiance” to the new Islamic emirate. This week the son of the late, famed anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud called for a new resistance.ĪFP images showed uniformed Afghan troops drilling in Panjshir on Saturday. The mountainous Panjshir Valley remains the only holdout against the Taliban after the hard line Islamists took control of Afghanistan. Outside the airport, Taliban leaders gathered in the Afghan capital Saturday to begin mapping out an “inclusive government”.Ī senior Taliban official told AFP that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar - who co-founded the group - would meet jihadi leaders, elders and politicians in coming days.īut the gathering also included top officials from the Haqqani network, a US-designated terrorist organisation with million-dollar bounties on its leadership. Mountainous Panjshir Valley still holding out US President Joe Biden responds to questions about the ongoing US military evacuations of US citizens and vulnerable Afghans. Thousands more have fled on other foreign military flights. On Saturday the Pentagon said 17,000 people had been taken out since the operation began on August 14, including 2,500 Americans. Other countries are also hoping to save thousands of people. Up to 15,000 Americans need to be evacuated and the administration hopes to get out a further 50-60,000 Afghan allies and their families. The United States urged its citizens still in Afghanistan to avoid the airport unless told otherwise, citing “potential security threats” near its gates.Ī White House official later confirmed that aides had briefed President Biden on “counter-terrorism operations” in Afghanistan, including against the Islamic State group, which remains active in Kabul. Mr Borrell said that as far as he knew that decision had not yet been made. President Biden has said the deadline could be extended for the airlifts. “Planes are leaving while people are still on the tarmac,” he said. Speaking to AFP, Borrell added that “we have complained” to the Americans that their airport security was overly strict and hampering attempts by Afghans who worked for the Europeans to enter. It’s mathematically impossible,” European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. “They want to evacuate 60,000 people between now and the end of this month. “We know that we’re fighting against both time and space,” he said. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby conveyed a sense of urgency as the military aims to complete the evacuations by August 31. د ارګ او د کابل ښار د حساسو سیمو امنیت په غاړه لري women and a child inside a villa complex near the centre of the Qatari capital Doha, where refugees who recently arrived from Afghanistan began to settle. Taliban-released propaganda promotion of its new special forces unit… But if they keep trolling Biden like this they’re gonna get kicked off of social media.” What a heartbreaking, infuriating, humiliating image.“Īnd conservative TV show host Jesse Kelley quipped sarcastially, “Taliban can murder as many people as they want. The Taliban flag-raisers fight to subject innocent people to slavery and despotism. One Boston Globe writer had this to say: “The Marines in Iwo Jima fought to liberate innocent people from slavery and despotism. What a heartbreaking, infuriating, humiliating image. ![]() The Marines in Iwo Jima fought to liberate innocent people from slavery and despotism. Of course, they are sporting special ops gear, including night vision goggles, which was ultimately paid for by US taxpayers. Many American journalists and media pundits – especially US military veterans – are calling it the “ultimate insult” as well as “humiliating” – also while lamenting the utterly botched final days of the US presence in Afghanistan, given further the disastrous evacuation efforts of the past week.Īpparently featured in the manipulated 1945 Iwo Jima image are the newly established “Badri 313” commandos – a Taliban special forces unit.
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