Taliban Assassinating Afghan Pilots


As the terror group targets U.S. trained pilots as the U.S. abandons the country. A U.S. government watchdog called the development “worrisome” (Reuters). From Jonah Goldberg: It takes a watchdog to tell us this is worrisome? (Twitter).https://twitter.com/JonahDispatch/status/ [login to see] 06190080
From the Wall street Journal: As the Taliban continue to gain ground in Afghanistan, the brutal reality of their advance is becoming hard to ignore. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday responded to “reports of atrocities committed by the Taliban in areas that it’s taken over that are deeply, deeply troubling.” What did he expect would happen as the U.S. pulled out precipitously, leaving the Kabul government in the lurch? Mr. Blinken added that the recent reports “certainly do not speak well to the Taliban’s intentions for the country as a whole.” No kidding. If the Taliban want international recognition or sanctions lifted, he said, “taking over the country by force and abusing the rights of its people is not the path.” Pleading isn’t the best strategy with an adversary (WSJ).https://www.wsj.com/articles/deeply-troubling-in-afghanistan-taliban-antony-blinken [login to see] 2?mod=opinion_lead_pos2