Tuesday – The House of Representatives approved a budget structure that will allow Democrats to spend approx. $3.5tn on Biden’s hallmark agenda product. The vote comes after a lengthy set of negotiations within the Democratic party, after the centrists demanded the $1.2tn infrastructure bill be moved as well. The Democratic… Continue reading House approves Biden’s $3.5tn budget plan
As American troops have started leaving, with the evacuations poised to end by the 31st, President Biden has held another press briefing on the issue that has plagued the entire World for almost a month. His press briefing comes after the meeting with the G7 leaders where he reiterated his… Continue reading Afghanistan: Biden addresses the nation
President Biden has declined to extend the August 31 deadline at the G7 meeting after being pressed to think otherwise. He has reportedly made the decision after consulting his national security team. G7 leaders have told the Taliban to allow a safe passage to Afghans wishing to leave the country… Continue reading Afghanistan: Evacs hit single-day high; CIA director meets Taliban leader
President Joe Biden has said that US troops will stay in Afghanistan until each and every American isn’t safely evacuated. Hinting an extension to his August 31 deadline as over 15,000 Americans are still in Afghanistan, Biden said the troops will stay to ascertain the safety and evacuation of Americans.… Continue reading Afghanistan: US troops to stay until all Americans aren’t evacuated – Biden
President Biden has promised to send in USD500 million in aid to Afghan refugees who are fleeing to nearby countries and being airlifted out of the country. “It is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the MRAA in an amount not to exceed $500 million from the… Continue reading Afghanistan: Biden to release $500m for refugees
As hundreds of Afghans rushed to the airfield amid the panic spread by the evacuations, the air operations were closed by the Pentagon after Afghans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the runway, trying to stop the military aircrafts while also trying to get onto them. Three people reportedly… Continue reading Biden to address the nation on Afghan crisis
All military and civilian flights in and out of Kabul have been stopped indefinitely. US troops are working on securing the airport where the situation turned into a tragedy after Afghans were seen invading the runway in order to somehow get inside the military aircrafts that were taxing. Civilians were… Continue reading Afghanistan: Flights halted; 500 additional troops sent
Videos shared on social media websites show hundreds of Afghans storm the runway in a bid to stop a United States C-17 plane from taking off. While trying to board it and cling onto the aircraft many Afghans were seen being pushed off or crushed by it in the process.… Continue reading Afghanistan: Videos highlight dire situation at Kabul airport
Top White House advisors are discussing President Biden’s next steps into the Afghan crisis. Biden’s planned August vacation might be postponed or cancelled altogether as critics and allies come down hard at him for spending time at Camp David while Afghanistan burns because of a decision he took. The United… Continue reading Afghanistan: Biden discusses next steps; UNSC to meet on Monday
In a statement released by the White House, President Biden announced the deployment of approx. 5000 US troops to ascertain the “orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel, and an orderly evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops.” The deployment of 3000 troops in Kabul was… Continue reading Afghanistan: Biden authorizes 5000 troops for DEP; blames Trump for Afg mess