Tag: Afghan evacuees

DoD Watchdog to Investigate Potentially Dangerous Afghans Allowed Into US Despite Being on Watchlist

The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is all set to investigate whistleblower allegations that hundreds of Afghan refugees were allowed into the United States despite appearing on the department’s Biometrically Enabled Watchlist (BEWL). “As part of our ongoing body of work on Afghan evacuees, we are initiating an evaluation, to commence…


Homeland Security May Have Allowed Dangerous, Unvetted Afghans Into United States: Inspector General

During the evacuation of Afghanistan from July 2021 to January 2022, the United States brought nearly 80,000 Afghan citizens into the United States, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to fully vet some of the evacuees, potentially allowing individuals who pose a national security risk into the country, according to a recent report….


Homeland Security May Have Allowed Dangerous, Unvetted Afghans Into US: Inspector General

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to fully vet some of the nearly 80,000 Afghan citizens who were brought to the United States as part of the evacuation of Afghanistan that began in August 2021, potentially allowing individuals who pose a national security risk into the country, according to a government report. The DHS’s Office of Inspector…


Australians Honoured for Kabul Evacuations in Queens Birthday List

When Afghanistan’s capital city fell back under the control of the Taliban in 2021, Australian forces were among those called on to urgently evacuate its citizens and approve the departure of foreign nationals from the Kabul airport. Airlifts needed to be coordinated in what was now a hostile territory, and bus convoys were required to…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 16)

Capitol police prepare for a rally that’s supporting prisoners from the January 6th incident. The rally organizer estimates around 80 people are still being held, eight months later. New information from the State Department. It reveals which states are taking in Afghan evacuees and which aren’t. We break down the numbers. A powerful South Carolina…