FBI says Taliban takeover in Afghanistan inspiring Americans virtually

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The Washington Examiner

Mike Brest, Defense Reporter

October 12, 2021

The FBI believes the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is pushing Americans toward acts of violence.

Charles Spencer, the FBI’s assistant director of the International Operations Division, said his officers witnessed an increased amount of chatter on social media and online from people who haven’t traveled to the Middle East but have been influenced by the Taliban .

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Spencer noted that al Qaeda, which has a long-standing relationship with the Taliban, is not equipped to launch large-scale attacks against the continental United States at this time, though it could soon be capable of attacking U.S. personnel or facilities in the region.

“It’s much easier to execute than it would be going across the Atlantic ... but I definitely think that within a short period of time, a year or less, maybe years, they could easily probably project that kind of attack,” he said.

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“It’s a real possibility that in the not-too-distant future, six, 12, 18, 24, 36 months, that kind of time frame, for reconstitution of al Qaeda or ISIS, and it’s our job now, you know, under different conditions, but it’s our job to continue to protect the American citizens against attacks from Afghanistan,” Gen. Mark Milley , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a Capitol Hill hearing last month.

Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Deputy CIA Director David Cohen presented similar timelines.

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And When this happens The very same people that have been yelling "Bring Them Home", will be screaming for blood, and asking Why Nothing was done to prevent this. And Yes I'm talking to you Ever Trumpers!

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Oct. 12 2021

Friday, October 8, 2021

Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Carter Malkasian will discuss how the American War in Afghanistan turned out the way it did. Based on his new history, The American War in Afghanistan, he will examine the overarching strategic questions of the war: how the United States failed in Afghanistan, what opportunities existed to reach a better outcome, and why the United States simply did not leave. His new book is a timely history, which has been praised as landmark and authoritative. It covers the different aspects and sides of the war, with detailed descriptions of Afghan (including Taliban) perspectives.

Carter Malkasian is a leading academic authority on Afghanistan, a former senior advisor to the US military commander in Afghanistan and then to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. He has extensive experience working in conflict zones, especially Afghanistan and Iraq, and has published several books. The highlight of his work in conflict zones was nearly two years in Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, as a State Department political officer. He speaks Pashto.

In addition to The American War in Afghanistan, he is the author of War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier, and Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State.

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The American War in Afghanistan: A History

Carter Malkasian

The first authoritative history of American's longest war by one of the world's leading scholar-practitioners.

The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. It is currently winding down, and American troops are likely to leave soon -- but only after a stay of nearly two decades.

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