Tag: taliban

This week, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism Subcommittee weighed in on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. Deutch said the following: "I’m...

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., released a statement this week as the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Cammack said the following: “I was on a call hosted by the White House with Secretary of State Blinken,...

With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, members of the Florida delegation reacted this week to the fall of the American-supported government. “For 20 years, American men and women have fought and given their lives in...

At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., the first Green Beret to serve in Congress, sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the administration to take immediate steps to...

At the start of last week, Omar insisted "we have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban" and that “we must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity.”

With reports that President Donald Trump is strongly considering drawing troops out of Afghanistan before the 2020 elections, a Florida congressman offered a note of caution. 

U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., the only freshman Republican on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee and who served several combat tours as a Green Beret in Afghanistan, took to the national airwaves to weigh in on the Trump administration and the Taliban agreeing “in principle” on a peace deal.