https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/04/how-a-chaotic-hostage-rescue-foreshadows-afghanistans-post-american-future/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:11:11 -0400<![CDATA[On the morning of Jan. 10, 2012, five Taliban insurgents wearing stolen army and police uniforms stormed a government complex in Sharana, the capital of restive Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan. Their goal: to strike a meeting of the province’s top civilian, police, military and intelligence officials – essentially decapitating the provincial government of one of Afghanistan’s most important regions.]]>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:40:07 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/04/how-a-chaotic-hostage-rescue-foreshadows-afghanistans-post-american-future-n99861