Well, this was enough to make me want to upchuck. The Biden administration praised the Taliban for being ‘businesslike and professional’ the same week as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 Islamic terrorist attack that killed thousands of Americans…
Why am I not surprised?
“The Taliban have been cooperative in facilitating the departure of American citizens and lawful permanent residents on charter flights from HKIA,” the administration claimed in a statement after some American citizens were finally evacuated out of Afghanistan after being left there. “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. ”
“We will continue these efforts to facilitate the safe and orderly travel of American citizens, lawful permanent residents, and Afghans who worked for us and wish to leave Afghanistan,” the statement continued. “Because there is an ongoing terrorist threat to operations of this nature, we will not be sharing details of these efforts before people are safely out of the country.”
The administration’s claim that the Taliban has “been cooperative in facilitating the departure of American citizens and lawful permanent residents on charter flights from HKIA”
The US withdrew troops from Afghanistan marking the end of a 20-year war and the stability in the terrorist-ridden country. America’s presence there kept terrorist organizations, like the Taliban and ISIS, at bay. Since the withdrawal, the Taliban has seized much of the country.
The United States was occupying Afghanistan and providing aid to its citizens following the attacks on after discovering that the hijackers were Afghan natives.
To add insult to injury, the Taliban released a video blaming the US for the 9/11 attacks, according to Long War Journal:
“The nearly 40-minute film, which was broadcast on Afghanistan’s national RTA television station, is intended to commemorate the Taliban’s victory over the U.S.-backed government and Western forces. The Taliban describes America as the true “terrorist” party, while blaming the U.S. for the 20-year war.
The September 11, 2001 “attacks were the result of the United States’ policy of aggression against the Muslim world,” the narrator says. Reenactments and archival footage of the 9/11 hijackings are shown on screen as the narrator faults America and the West for al Qaeda’s deadliest day.”
