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8 Jun, 7 tweets, 2 min read
If Afghan security forces keep "tactically retreating" like this, Kabul will be conquered before 2022.
Incredible
More "tactical retreats" by Afghan security forces as the Taliban routs them across the country
Weeeeee tactical retreating
At least 8 more districts fall due to further "tactical retreats" kabulnow.af/2021/06/eight-…

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20 Jun
An appropriate time to watch this documentary by Jeff B. Harmon, who embedded with the Soviet army as it withdrew from #Afghanistan in 1989 (h/t @fab_hinz).

This quote from a wounded Soviet soldier struck me:

"There is nothing good I can say about Afghanistan. There is nothing good I can say. I have served for two years, and I still don't understand a thing. You can't understand who are the civilians and who are the enemies."
This quote also struck me:

"This is their country. They have many parties. They can sort themselves out, figure out how to live their own lives. They can choose the government they want. Our presence here can be considered a mistake."
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17 Jun
New Zealand's first assembly on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism sees a mass Muslim walkout & chants of "Free Palestine" after Jewish Council spokesperson Juliet Moses called for consistency in condemning terrorism, including Hamas and Hezbollah. nzherald.co.nz/nz/mass-walkou… Image
The Islamic community of New Zealand descends into a snowflake orgy of antisemitic butthurt after a Jew was allowed to attend a counterterrorism conference and then said all terrorism is bad, including that of Hezbollah and Hamas. stuff.co.nz/national/12544… ImageImageImage
The "divisive" issue that sparked the walkout and chants of "Free Palestine"? Saying that genocidal, viciously antisemitic jihadi groups are also bad.

Foundation against Islamophobia and Racism: "[We're] "not going to sit there with dignity and listen to her say that." ImageImageImage
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11 May
State Department upset with the characterization of the lack of urgency on Special Immigrant Visas for the 1000s of Afghan interpreters, though for some reason they're refusing to ask DOD to help evacuate them before withdrawal is complete.

Not reassuring at all, as usual.
.@humeyra_pamuk: "you think you’re going to be able to process these visas past September 11th as well?"

State Department: "that is certainly our intention."

Amazing. Take your time, guys! Not like there's a deadline, literally, for these people.
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19 Feb
Thread: The substantial (but incremental) expansion of NATO’s training mission in Iraq announced today [~500 to ~4000] is just continuity of the Trump Administration’s policy of withdrawal from #Syria / #Iraq backfilled by #NATO in order to pivot to Asia

cnbc.com/2021/02/18/nat… Image
1. DEC. 2019- JAN 2020: US desperate to withdraw from Syria/Iraq and have NATO backfill troops so US CENTCOM assets/commitments would be reduced “and then shifted either to increase readiness of the force in the continental U.S. or shifted into Indo-Pacom." ImageImageImageImage
2. JAN-FEB 2020: Trump, Milley, Esper, Pompeo all start pushing for an expansion of the #NATO mission in Syria/Iraq.

NATO agrees.

Unfortunately, Soleimani assassination/subsequent tensions with Iran and COVID-19 put all these plans on hold. Everyone bunkers down or withdraws. ImageImageImageImage
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18 Feb
Psaki was being honest: MBS not sidelined. Biden administration just sticking strictly to "counterpart-to-counterpart" interaction.

SECDEF called #MBS today. Image
"Secretary Austin reiterated recent changes in U.S. policy toward the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen, discussed the importance of ending the war, and thanked the Crown Prince for Saudi Arabia’s commitment to a political settlement."
SECDEF Austin "underscored Saudi Arabia’s role as a pillar of the regional security architecture in the Middle East and the importance of sharing the responsibility of regional security and stability."
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1 Oct 20
Thread: The #Taliban presents short biographies of its 21-member negotiations team for "Intra-#Afghan dialogue"
1. Abdul Hakim Haqqani
2. Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai
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