Biden and Austin must listen to intelligence community in charting Afghanistan withdrawal Administration should be clear about America s interest in denying ISIS and al Qaeda a base of operations Follow Us
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When I served as director of the CIA’s Near East Division at Langley, I traveled each month to Tampa to brief then-Central Command chief Gen. Lloyd Austin. The general even then was a voracious and highly sophisticated reader of what U.S. intelligence analysts were learning.
Now as President Biden’s new secretary of Defense, Mr. Austin no doubt will be heavily relying again on the intelligence community as the Pentagon charts a course forward on the wickedly complex challenge of Afghanistan.
Biden and Austin must listen to intelligence community in charting Afghanistan withdrawal
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Taliban to wreak carnage across Afghanistan in new ‘spring offensive’ when Nato and US troops pull out
Updated: 8 Mar 2021, 13:12
THE Taliban could wreak carnage across Afghanistan in a new spring offensive when troops pull out, the US Secretary of State has warned.
In a letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Anthony Blinken proposed a 90-day Reduction-in-Violence that could prevent retaliation from the Islamic fundamentalist group.
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US-led Nato troops are set to leave Afghanistan by May 1 in a deal signed between the Trump administration and the TalibanCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken called for a new international peace effort to be overseen by the UN in a bid to reach a more more permanent and comprehensive ceasefire Credit: Reuters
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