“A key flaw of the Obama administration's approach to Afghanistan has b...” — Peter Bergen Quote

“A key flaw of the Obama administration's approach to Afghanistan has been constantly announcing proposed withdrawal dates for U.S. forces, which has enabled the Taliban to believe they can simply wait out the clock.”

“Sheikh Rahman had a doctorate in Islamic jurisprudence from al-Azhar University in Cairo, the Harvard of Islamic thought. He also had a long history of guiding terrorist groups.”

“In the past, Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, of which SEAL Team 6 is a key component, has only launched ground raids in Yemen when the lives of hostages held by al Qaeda seemed at risk.”

“Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.”

“As a veteran, my heart breaks for my brothers and sisters in arms who took on dangerous conditions to get as many people out of Afghanistan as possible. It breaks all the more for those we left behind.”

“As well as our relationship with Afghanistan, I am researching the legacy of other European empires - in Africa. We think of those empires as history, but actually, they still haunt our everyday lives in the strangest of ways.”