afghanistan

It's been a year since we left Afghanistan, plus Liz Cheney's re-election is in trouble. These are the show notes for the Joe Cunningham Show.

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, media bias in The Advocate, and more in today's Joe Cunningham Show notes.

President Biden is sending a portion of the first group of 39,000 Afghanistan refugees to Louisiana.

Almost a month ago on August 26, 2021, 13 US Service members were killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. Among the 13 that were killed was Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20 of Jackson.

Western nations had warned earlier in the day of a possible attack at the airport in the waning days of a massive airlift.

By now you have seen the images of many Afghans chasing a US Air Force plane down a runway in Kabul as they attempt to flee Afghanistan.

Thousands of Afghans are attempting to flee their country, Afghanistan after it has been reportedly overtaken by the Taliban.

The top American general in Afghanistan is suggesting that Russia is arming the Taliban.

This latest over-budget incident is enough to make your blood boil.

The mission is to aid and advise the Afghan army and police forces in maintaining security in the country.

About 100 soldiers were told that training and advising Afghan security forces is "becoming the heart" of a U.S. military mission that is winding down after 13 years of war.

Most of the incidents were related to air strikes and night raids carried out by U.S. forces.

They've been locked in a bitter dispute over who will succeed Karzai.

Gen. Mohammmad Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Defense Ministry, said a "terrorist in an army uniform" opened fire on both local and international troops. Azimi said the shooter had been killed.

The Afghanistan war has lasted more than a decade, cost billions of dollars and killed more than 2,100 members of the U.S. military.

Troops have been frisking voters before allowing them into polling stations.

Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee described Tuesday night's White House meeting with chief of staff Denis McDonough and national security adviser Susan Rice as "one of the most bizarre I've attended."

Sen. Mike Lee said after more than a decade of combat, the decision should not be left to the White House and Pentagon alone.

Hagel was visiting Warsaw to consult with Polish officials on Afghanistan and other security issues.

Karzai has repeatedly refused to approve the Bilateral Security Agreement.