Foreign Policy
- The House voted to repeal the 1967 and 1991 AUMFs that authorized fighting communism in the Middle East and the Gulf War. [Link]
- The Pentagon will not take action against ex-SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher admitted on a recent podcast that his unit killed a captured prisoner. He claimed it was out of concerned the Iraqi forces the US was fighting with would torture him to death. [Link]
- The UN Secretary-General called on the US to lift all sanctions on Iran in accordance with the JCPOA. [Link]
- Switzerland will buy 36 F-35As and Patriot missile defense systems from the US. [Link]
- The US banned purchasing airline tickets to and from Belarus. [Link]
- Taiwan hopes to sign a free trade agreement with the US. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The Pentagon claims the withdrawal from Afghanistan could be completed within days; however, up to 1,000 troops will remain in the country. [Link]
- Germany says it has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. [Link]
- The US and Turkey report having a verbal agreement for Turkish forces to provide security at the Kabul Airport. NATO and the US would pay for the deployment. [Link]
- Gen. Miller – head of the Afghan War effort – says the US will use air support to defend the Afghan government when necessary. [Link]
- Afghans are joining militias called Public Uprising Forces to combat the Taliban. [Link]
Syria
- Biden’s airstrikes in Syria hit a food transportation building. [Link]
