On the eve of 20 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the USA, we have an accomplishment that heightens the good works of President Biden. Treat human beings like human beings rather than criminals and they might actually treat others as human beings.
The Taliban do not want to be thought of in the same character as Daesh.
My understanding is that the Taliban are asking those that left for the foreign destinations, even if they helped the USA as translators and the like, can come back to their homeland. Interesting. I think those talking to Taliban leadership are having some effect on the governance of the country.
I know, I know, Haqquanis are involved in the new government. That is because the Taliban was backed financially by the Haqqani network. The Taliban don't see the Haqqani as dangerous. The Taliban need to hunker down with Qatar's Prince and learn the disease that drugs are upon the human mind.
I think this is a major accomplishment in the world. The Taliban are not lining up every Western person in a firing squad. They are not hanging women in the town square. Those that said we should not leave Afghanistan and criticized President Biden for his decisions are now eating their words whether they like it or not. There may be some hope for Afghanistan. Time will tell.
I thank all those involved, including Taliban leadership, that have worked diligently to secure these flights and saw people moved to safety either by air or by foot when they walked out of Afghanistan to awaiting friends. We are making progress. Where there is progress there is hope.
The first passenger flight to leave Afghanistan (click here) since the frenzied U.S. military evacuation ended late last month arrived in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Thursday with more than 100 foreigners, including Americans, aboard, and Biden administration officials said they expected more such flights in coming days.
“We can confirm that flight has safely landed in Qatar,” Emily Horne, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said in a statement on Thursday afternoon that expressed gratitude to the Qatari government for sending the plane and facilitating the flight.
The statement also offered a measured assessment of coordination with the Taliban, who have resumed control of the country after a 20-year war with the United States and its allies.
“The Taliban have been cooperative in facilitating the departure of American citizens and lawful permanent residents on charter flights from HKIA,” the statement said, referring to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. “They have shown flexibility, and they have been businesslike and professional in our dealings with them in this effort. This is a positive first step.”
At a news conference earlier in the day at the airport, Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani, a Qatari special envoy, said the passengers would head to their final destinations after reaching Qatar. He called the resumption of flights from Kabul “a historic day in the history of Afghanistan,” and said another passenger flight was expected to depart on Friday.....
