Will Selber 🇦🇫🇮🇱🇺🇦
@AggieWill00
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Co-Founder GCV+F, Contributor @BulwarkOnline , Co-host Generation Jihad @LongWarJournal on Wednesdays. IZ & AFG vet. Retired Middle East Foreign Area Officer.
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After 9/11, We Went to War Against the Terrorists. The Terrorists Won.
Grateful to
@samstein
,
@pennbarker
,
@AdamKeiper
and
@martynwendell
for their edits.
It's never too late to do the right thing!
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4 mos since my military retirement:
I still don't understand why Americans are so angry. Most don't realize how lucky they are. Most don't realize that the peace & prosperity they luxuriate in are provided to them by the liberal international order they're happy to discard.
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I remember my brother, Colonel Sorhab Azimi, who the Taliban executed after his team —- ran out of ammunition —- surrendered with their hands up.
He was my friend and he deserved better.
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My interpreter made it on the plane and is on his way to the US.
Inshallah, in 36 hours I will report “We Got Him.”
Remember: We don’t leave people behind.
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Everyone wants to pretend Afghanistan didn’t happen. Well, it did.
Last week, I picked up my last interpreter from the airport bc he was in hiding for 2 yrs.
There are more of our allies being hunted & killed bc they believed in us.
This is causing a tsunami of moral injury
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Remember when Trump signed the Doha surrender agreement? He excluded our Afghan allies and forced them to release 5K prisoners.
Both sides own this. Don't be that way.
Remember when Obama-Biden yanked our troops out of Iraq in 2011 with no plan and ISIS exploded in 2014?
Here we go again….
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Retired after 20 years, with 4 1/2 years in Iraq & Afg.
The best thing I did in my career was helping evacuate our Afghan allies.
And serving alongside thousands of others who have spent the last 2 1/2 years upholding the promise.
We. Don’t. Leave. People. Behind.
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With my Afghan brother’s kids. We helped get them out in 2021.
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The honor of my life was fighting alongside the ANDSF.
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Honored to have LTG Haibitullah Alizai pin on an Afghan medallion at my retirement ceremony.
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I remember the first family I got out of Afghanistan during the fall.
And the generosity
@JVLast
@shannon_last
showed them.
I remember.
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We don’t leave people behind —- or their families.
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One of my brothers.
I miss you, Sorhab.
We should’ve done better by you and your comrades.
Yesterday would have been his birthday, National hero of Afghanistan General Ameer.
He died last year in a fight with the Taliban, fighting for the freedom of his people, his land.
Rest in peace.
#FreeAfghanistan
#StandWithMassoud
#NRF
#StandWithZia
#AFF
#AfghanistanResists
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We should be standing alongside them.
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Should the IDF have warned locals about a CT operation before they launched it?
Look, Obama, why didn't you tell the Pakistanis you were going to do the operation in Pakistan? Probably could've saved some of UBL's family members.
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My heart is still broken over Afghanistan.
Daily, I weep over the allies we left behind.
I struggle w/PTSD, Moral Injury, & numerous TBIs. It’s nearly destroyed me.
Where is the accountability?
Let us finally speak the truth.
America’s Afghan Combat vets deserve it.
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Greatest honor of my life was fighting alongside my Afghan brothers.
The Afghanistan army fought against the Taliban bravely and till now they continues resisting under
@NRFafg
.
Commander
@amiry_khalid
Kundoz Province, Afghanistan
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I remember my brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice fighting for the dream of a free Afghanistan.
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Immaculate warfare only exists in Hollywood. War will never be clean. It can never be devoid of killing, mistakes, tragedy, and regret. These are inherent in its nature.
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Please, listen to me. I spent 4+ yrs in Iraq and Afghanistan. I spent my life studying these groups at every level.
They're coming for us. Just because you leave the battlfield doesn't mean your enemies won't come after you
The Forever Wars Never Ended
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I remember my Afghan allies on National Flag Day.
One day, inshallah, that flag will rise in Kabul again.
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3 years ago, I cried in agony as the Taliban shattered my life's work.
I remember my friends, like General Surab Azimi, who the Taliban executed.
I remember the Afghans we left behind.
I remember our Afghan sisters living in an apartheid regime.
I remember.
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It’s a special type of chutzpah to tell someone not to overreact while they’re literally being attacked.
Perhaps, I don’t know, wait until the Iranian attacks are over first?
Strategy is NOT always the victim of emotion, and hopefully Israel will not overreact emotionally once again
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If you’re critiquing Netanyahu for not resigning after 7 Oct (which I’m very sympathetic to)
You’d better be screaming about the lack of accountability over Afghanistan.
Maybe we should hold ourselves accountable first before we go demanding it from our allies?
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Useful idiots come in all shapes and sizes.
I'm genuinely curious—what do you want me to do? Should I avoid visiting Afghanistan altogether? How do you expect a tourist to navigate politics with the Taliban? Even if I didn’t take a photo with them, would that change anything? As a foreign tourist, I'm just interested in
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The Taliban is Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is the Taliban.
They keep telling us this but we refuse to listen.
Was tired by the end so let me make this crystal clear as I tripped over my words on
@ShawnRyanShow
.
Hamza bin Laden’s first wife is the daughter of
#Taliban
founder Mullah Omar. So the
#DohaDeal
wasn’t just with the Taliban it was with the Bin Ladens. End the deal, NOW!
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I've been retired from military service for less than a month.
I have one question.
Why is everyone here in the US so angry?
The freedom you enjoy is astounding. Luxuriate in it, but also show a sense of gratitude.
I know thousands of people who would kill to be here.
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When the Iranians killed my friends in Iraq, we never responded to Iran directly.
Always worried about escalation.
When the Iranians killed my friends in Afghanistan, we never responded to Iran directly.
Always worried about escalation.
How much longer do they get to do this?
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All this Trump is strong crap is hilarious.
Trump is so strong that he signed a surrender agreement with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. You know the groups that murdered 5K Americans.
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I remember General Surab Azimi. Proud graduate of Army Command General Staff College. He was my friend. He was my brother. And I remember him.
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My hero, John McCain, was a great American.
But plucking you from obscurity and giving you a platform was one of his greatest blunders.
You're a disgrace.
These people are despicable, & this is heartbreaking. Your US Congressmen waving Ukrainian flag - not our flag - whilst celebrating $100billion foreign aid package, most for the fake Ukrainian “conflict” that diverts your US tax dollars from our own security & sovereignty. Your
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Can my fellow Americans mad about the Gaza War give 1% of that passion to our Afghan brothers and sisters suffering under the Taliban? Our allies are being hunted and killed -- and nobody gives a sh*t?
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Reminder: The Taliban and Al Qaeda killed 70,000 Afghan security force members.
The murdered 2,000 Americans
They're now raping, murdering, and butchering our Afghan allies we betrayed on the battlefield.
Why are we working with the Taliban?
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The All Volunteer Force allows Americans to fight wars with a small committed group of Americans.
More professional for sure.
But when wars are lost, that same small group grieves alone.
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Why isn’t anyone protesting for our Afghan allies? They fought and defended this country for 2 decades.
And nothing.
Disgraceful.
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It's amazing, we're on the three year anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan and nobody gives a shit in the US.
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That's me in Ghorak, Kandahar.
Village Stability Platform (VSP) Ghorak.
I was an advisor to the district governor, supporting Village Stability Operations.
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Respectfully— tell that to the Afghans.
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I also remember the motley crew of Afghan evac volunteers who saved tens of thousands.
Heroes. Every one of them. No matter how long you were in the fight - I'm proud to have served with the most elite/courageous group of misfits in American history.
I remember.
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Reminder: Al Qaeda is currently in power in Afghanistan.
Sirajuddin Haqqani is Al Qaeda.
He is the Minister of Interior.
That should scare everyone to death.
But it doesn’t because people are rightly ashamed of our conduct in Afghanistan.
You’ve been warned.
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Thanks to
@USATODAY
&
@BulwarkOnline
,
@JVLast
,
@JimSwiftDC
&
@SarahLongwell25
for the support.
We don't leave people behind.
We don't do that.
As a young Afghan interpreter, he helped a US officer. Then he needed help getting out via
@usatoday
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My latest piece.
The Deeper Reason for the U.S. Military’s Recruitment Woes
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I was at the US Embassy - Kabul the last year from June 20 - June 21.
They played us like fools.
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Just a reminder: the Taliban are not our friends.
They’re coming for us.
Taliban senior officials meet with Hamas' Isma'il Haniyah in Tehran. Note that the Taliban publicized this, but Hamas didn't. Make that of what you will.
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The Taliban are terrorists. They aren't our partners. They are still allied with Al Qaeda.
It doesn't have to end this way.
We can help our Afghan allies take back their country.
The only true CT policy for AFG is one where the Taliban doesn't rule.
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Shame on all of us.
Taliban members have shot and killed two former soldiers who served during the republic government in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province, local sources reported.
Read more:
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Has anyone at the DNC mentioned Afghanistan?
Abbey Gate? The Doha Agreement? 2K+ dead Americans?
How about the Taliban? Al Qaeda? Or the Islamic State?
The great forgetting right before our eyes
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I got a lot of presents yesterday at my retirement ceremony. A lot of wonderful people spoke kind words.
But this letter from
@rahmanrahmanee
's daughter is my most cherished possession.
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He abandoned our Afghan allies on the battlefield.
That happened.
I bear those scars.
And he’s covered himself in dishonor by legitimizing the killers drenched in American blood.
Let’s not forget that. That’s also part of his legacy.
President Biden will go down in history as one of our greatest Presidents. Accomplishing more in 4 years than many accomplished in 8 years. He is also an honorable man. A decent man. And a person who has always put the country first.
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The men & women who made this happen are not pictured here. They are not featured in this article. There are thousands of vets/service members/activists who are still fighting daily to get their allies out.
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Honored to have one of my personal heroes LTG Sami Sadat speak at my retirement ceremony.
#US
today we welcome a warrior to his retirement
@AggieWill00
a man who dedicated so much for the mission in dark times. It was Colonel Selber and many other allies who stood by their Afghan partners. We are grateful for those efforts, saving many lives. Will is a true warrior
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Sorhab Azimi. Proud graduate of the USA’s CGSC.
He was a good man.
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This is why I feel like my country has betrayed me and my brother and sisters in arms.
This man murdered American soldiers! Killed our Afghan allies!
And he’s killing those Afghans we left behind.
A betrayal of such magnitude that I can barely comprehend it.
Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani travels to Saudi Arabia to perform haj pilgrimage, sources tell Ariana News.
#ArianaNews
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It's so disheartening that VPHarris thinks giving Afghanistan to the Taliban was a good idea.
Afghan women are being raped, murdered, and tortured.
American progressives told Afghan women to come out from the shadows.
Now, they've abandoned them.
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12 years since Ghorak, Kandahar. Ugh.
Can’t believe it’s been 12 years. Kajaki District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
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When terrorists become statesmen we lose and we will pay for it in a river of blood.
The delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan led by the central spokesperson
@Zabehulah_M33
is on its way to Doha, Qatar for participation in the UN conference on Afghanistan.
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Trump is so strong that he forced our Afghan partners to release 5K Talibs who immediately returned to the battlefield while simultaneously preventing Afghans from launching offensive operations.
That’s not strength. That’s cowardice.
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The real victims of America’s lost war in Afghanistan are the Afghans.
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I wish people protested over the abandonment of our Afghan allies as they do Gazans.
For nearly 3 years, the Taliban has conducted an assassination campaign vs. our allies.
It is happening right before our eyes -- and America shrugs its shoulders.
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Partner with
@SayedSamiSadat
- he’s a proven combat leader. One of the most charismatic Afghan GOs. Men wanted to follow him.
He deserves our support.
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My first
@BulwarkOnline
article, foreshadowing the afghan debacle.
Of note, we got Khial & Khan out. Daru & Khadi did not. via
@BulwarkOnline
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Hi America,
I know you're upset about Gaza. I get it. I spent 1500 days in Iraq and Afghanistan. War is awful. No matter what.
But perhaps you can spare some of your time to help our Afghan allies?
🧵
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I served under 4 different POTUSs in Afghanistan.
W - trusted Pakistan too much & didn’t resource building the ANA
Obama - Surge was a disaster, got ahead of the Afghans in peace talks
Trump - Doha
Biden - retreated
We are all to blame for Afghanistan
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A year ago, I checked into a mental hospital for PTSD, Moral Injury, and multiple TBIs.
It was all for the Afghans--zmaa andiwaal--that I left behind. What I saw inside those walls, changed my life.
I Remember the Afghans We Left Behind
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I know that guy
Our final panel discussion on 'The Way Forward' is underway:
Toppling d Taliban regime, Global support for Afghan Opposition & Mobilizing Afghan youth for freedom, with our respected panelists and talented writer
@MujibMehrdad
Stay tuned for closing remarks by d
@SayedSamiSadat
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Inshallah, in 36 hours I will report “We Got Him.”
Remember: We don’t leave people behind.
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A stain on our honor.
Where is the outrage? Where are the protests?
Why don’t Americans care about the people who protected them for 20 years?
Shame.
This is the identity card of Jawad, a former special forces officer who was shot dead by the Taliban under the name of "thief" in Kabul on Sunday (May 12).
Along with Jawad, three Panjshiri youths were also killed by the Taliban.
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Why are we meeting with the TB this week in Doha?
The Taliban is still allied with Al Qaeda, who killed 3,000 Americans on 9-11.
The Taliban, Haqqani, and Al Qaeda killed 2,000 Americans in Afghanistan, ~1k NATO allies, and ~70K ANSF.
Why is my country dishonoring me?
Zan News - Kunduz: The Taliban in Kunduz province have imprisoned a girl named Shaista in the provincial center for opposing a forced marriage to a man she has never met.
Local sources confirmed to the media on Saturday (29 June) that the Taliban have imprisoned the girl and her
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They killed 70K of our Afghan allies.
They are murderers, rapists, and evil.
We are fooling ourselves.
Taliban co-founder laughs with “American” Ambassador.
FYI, Taliban killed 3000 + American soldiers.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad seems to love the Taliban leader more than the Taliban leader loves himself.
@ShawnRyan762
and I discussed him in detail:
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Your Daily Reminder: Al Qaeda now controls the state of Afghanistan.
They are growing stronger, attracting foreign fighters, and building something that will make Hamas' tunnels pale in comparison.
They're coming for us.
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Too many of our Afghan allies remain underground while the Taliban and Al Qaeda hunt for them.
There’s a better way.
Arm them to overthrow a group that murdered 3K Americans on 9-11 & killed 2300 in AFG.
They are not our partners. They are evil.
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@michaelgwaltz
I served with the Germans in Kunduz. I served with them in MeZ. The German ODA was very effective.
In fact, the Germans & Italians had RC-N & W for the entire war.
So they have done quite a bit, regardless of their caveats.
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@Timodc
@SarahLongwell25
I forgot all those times you guys kept me from writing about my war experiences and criticizing the last 20 years of war. . . oh wait.
Serving in the military isn't a shield from poor choices.
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This fuckin’ guy has no self awareness
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Please, do me a favor: read my latest essay. It's important. IMO, it's pretty good.
What Israel’s Killing Fields Taught Me About America's Wars
Grateful to
@AdamKeiper
@pennbarker
@martynwendell
for their incredible edits.
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Ukraine also took in thousands of our Afghan allies after the fall.
When America was attacked on 9/11, Ukraine sent troops to Afghanistan to support us.
When Ukraine was attacked, they didn't ask for American troops—just weapons to defend themselves.
They answered our call. We should answer theirs.
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The Doha agreement was a surrender agreement.
We sold out our Afghan allies.
Shameful.
1/4- The day of the signing of the Doha Agreement is the day of recognizing the freedom, Independence and dignity of Afghans. The signing of the agreement by the occupier was an acknowledgment that the Islamic Emirate is a liberation movement and inheritor of this land.
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The Taliban is planning more public executions.
I know, I know, Ukraine.
But try to remember our allies who fought with us for 20 years.
They are crying out for their freedom, too.
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We limited the Afghans to “active defense” while the Taliban conducted a ruthless assassination campaign.
Then we forced them to release 5K prisoners.
Then abandoned them to an enemy we couldn’t defeat but blamed them for losing the war anyway.
Shameful.
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Hi everyone,
I'm ANTI - TALIBAN
So . . .
I'm pro:
@GFAfghanistan
,
@afgunitedfront
,
@NRFafg
,
@AfgFreedomAFF
,
@AfgWomen4Peace
, and any other groups fighting for their freedom against my brothers and sisters' killers.
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Sirajuddin Haqqani murdered 2K Americans.
He’s a monster.
There’s a $10M reward on his head.
Yet he’s openly near a US military base in the UAE.
Someone owes America’s gold star families an explanation.
Horrendous.
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Shame on us.
Rest in Peace brother. This is Colonel Abdul Jamil Zadran former Afghan Special Forces commander. He was detained by Taliban intelligence after they found out that he was going to US, imprisoned for two months and tortured inhumanly. He was released last week after he lost much
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3 years since the fall of Afghanistan, and not a single person has been held accountable.
Nobody.
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Spent my weekend with the Afghans in America.
They are the bravest people I've ever seen. Heroes. Stories of sacrifice and courage.
#Afghanallly4life
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Many of the same people
dunking on Kissinger for being a heartless SOB are the same people who blocked and tackled on the decision to abandon our Afghan allies to a terrorist group
who killed 2500 Americans.
Unbelievable
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I remember my Afghan allies.
The men and women who protected me through 3+ years in Afghanistan.
Too many of them remain behind enemy lines.
It’s not too late to do the right thing.
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I love all the foreign policy analysis that pretends Afghanistan didn't happen.
When you abandon one ally, you create a permission structure for your domestic political opponents to leverage, abandoning another for their political advantage.
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A periodic reminder that Donald Trump ushered in the Doha Agreement which excluded our Afghan allies. The Taliban violated while Trump was in office. He also forced GIRoA to release 5K Talibs.
I know bc I was in Afghanistan at the time.
Periodic reminder the catastrophe in Afghanistan that put the terrorists back in charge & left Americans behind happened because of Joe Biden.
Hold him accountable in November.
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23 years ago, Al Qaeda, aided by their Taliban allies, killed over 3,000 Americans.
They're now back in power.
It's not too late to do the right thing.
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And the country is transfixed on Trump & the brouhaha over an LSU female basketball player.
The fact that we gave billions to a country that killed our sons and daughters is barely discussed.
Samiullah Mohammadi, the person responsible for the suicide attacks of the
#Haqqani
network, says in the Frontline PBS's documentary "America and the Taliban" that "Pakistan's army was training us to destroy Afghanistan government and kill Americans." He said that at that time,
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My brother, Ritchie, paying respects to SrA Yelner - KIA 29 April 2008.
Ritchie survived the IED that took both of his legs but killed Yelner.
He is an American hero.
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