Sunday, March 21, 2021

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan As Troop Withdrawal Deadline Looms

 


 * U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul, Afghanistan 
 * Met with senior Afghan government officials, including President Ashraf Ghani 
 * Joe Biden said it will be 'tough' to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops 
 * In response, Taliban warned of consequences if U.S. doesn't meet the deadline 

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country. 

State-owned Radio and Television Afghanistan and popular TOLO Television reported Austin's arrival in Kabul from India. 

He met with senior Afghan government officials, including President Ashraf Ghani. 

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Austin tweeted: "I’m very grateful for my time with President @ashrafghani today. I came to Afghanistan to listen and learn. This visit has been very helpful for me, and it will inform my participation in the review we are undergoing here with @POTUS."

How embarrassing. The Secretary of Defense kissing the ass of the head of the corrupt Afgani government, plaintively telling him in front of the world "I am here to listen and learn". Reminds me of when Obama bowed before the Saudi Arabia head when he was President. I've been saying that Lloyd is but a token black, and an embarrassing one at that, and clearly lacks the ability to lead the Defense Defense Dept and the Armed Forces. The craven & politically correct leaders of the fallen US military need a strong leader to kick their asses and get rid of the leftist garbage whop have infiltrated our military and Austin is clearly not that individual. Where will this all end? Nowhere good, that's for certain.

Anonymous said...

Listening tour are all the rage for the past 10 years. A listening tour is to show that you are not haughty and in touch with what others are thinking. It is DC Kabuki

Anonymous said...

No "Listening tours" under President Trump--only under weak, spineless Democrats like Obama and Biden.