US agencies experienced a widespread intelligence failure regarding the rapid takeover of Afghanistan’s capital by the Taliban, as American troops remained on the ground in mid-August, according to a report Thursday. Summaries of classified material reviewed by the Wall Street Journal show the agencies tracked Taliban advances from spring 2020 ...
After public US objection to the Israeli advancement of some 3,000 West Bank settlement homes earlier this week, a source close to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the Biden administration doesn’t actually care, and won’t prevent future similar moves. “Contrary to the impression they’re trying to make, the Americans ...
