Afghanistan

Terry Neese is heartbroken.The founder and CEO of the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women has just seen 15 years of rapid progress in helping downtrodden women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan.Terry Neese, founder and CEO of the…

The lesson of the president's power is not drawn from how it is wielded in the best of times, but from how it manifests itself in crisis. Mistakes arise in a crisis and hopefully mistakes become knowledge to…

Pathetic politicalRe: "Buried Doubts, Public Deception," Sunday Arts & Life Book Review and "Remember, We Leave No One Behind - Biden's Failure in Afghanistan Is the Greatest Foreign Policy Disaster in US History, Says Rep. Van…

They move from place to place in a desperate attempt to escape the Taliban - girls whose lives are in danger simply because they choose a sport they loved.An international attempt to evacuate members of the Afghan national girls' soccer…

Internal investigationSubject: "Report from his own office clears Paxton - document claims actions on donors were 'lawful'," Wednesday news.It is noteworthy that Attorney General Ken Paxton considered it appropriate to conduct an…

The US military is considering "creative ways" to evacuate Americans and others from Afghanistan to Kabul airport under "acute" security threats, Biden government officials said, and the Pentagon ordered six US commercial…

Abbott's diseaseRe: "Abbot tests positive", news from Wednesday.How good that Governor Greg Abbott is tested daily for COVID-19 and receives the best possible medical treatment - a benefit that is denied to almost all of us Texans. He…

Resist the urge to interveneThe rise in the civilian death toll in Afghanistan is tragic and I unfortunately fully expect the Taliban's reign of terror to return once they take control of the country. Women will be brutally oppressed,…

How will that affect our voices?Subject: "What does the contested electoral law say?" Thursday news.Thank you for this briefing on the bill that drove the Texas Democrats out of the state. However, it would be desirable to explain in…