Anti-Taliban Groups Gaining in Afghanistan

Say, where is President Biden in this heroic struggle?

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Ahmad Massoud, the son of the Afghan commander, Ahmad Shah Massoud, at Paris, March 27, 2021. AP/Christophe Archambault/pool

Nearly three years after President Biden surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban, resistance groups there are “gaining strength,” a new report says. The waxing opposition to the Islamic militants comes amid a warning by one of the resistance leaders that an attack on America from terrorist groups being incubated under Taliban rule is “not a matter of if but when.” The FBI director, too, is warning of rising terrorist threats. Is Mr. Biden listening?

It certainly doesn’t seem like it. The president’s stance since his chaotic withdrawal appears to be more along the lines of “out of sight, out of mind.” It’s hard, otherwise, to understand why he would allow billions of dollars to flow to the Taliban regime under the guise of offering humanitarian aid to the Afghan people. That move overlooks the fungibility of money, which means the support frees up other resources the Taliban can use for nefarious purposes.

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