Category: Afghanistan

Taliban Responds to US Strike That Killed al-Qaeda Leader

The Taliban on Thursday said it wasn’t aware al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was in Kabul days after the Biden administration confirmed it killed him in the Afghan capital. A chief spokesman for the Taliban said the group ordered its “investigative and intelligence agencies to conduct serious and comprehensive investigations on various aspects of the mentioned event.” “There…


2 Police Killed in Clash With ISIS Gunmen in Afghan Capital

ISLAMABAD—A gunbattle in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul left at least five people dead Wednesday, including two Taliban police and three ISIS terrorist group gunmen, a Taliban official said. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said police had launched an operation against the gunmen’s hideout, killing at least three in the Karti…


Capitol Report (Aug. 2): 26 GOP Senators Back Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip; Key Primaries in 5 States

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan as China threatens military action. How is the White House responding, and what’s coming next? Democrats continue to sell their new budget bill as an attempt to slow inflation, but some aren’t convinced. Five states are holding primary elections Tuesday. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney joins us to recap her…


Biden Taking Credit for the Strike on Al Qaeda, but Gets None

Commentary  A U.S. drone, likely controlled by the CIA, killed Al Qaeda’s top leader, Ayman al Zawahiri, on Aug. 1. President Joe Biden took credit for the strike. Zawahiri was a deputy to Osama Bin Laden and the most important planner of the 9/11 attacks. The drone found him on his balcony in Kabul, Afghanistan,…


US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the Whitehouse. American forces conducted the precision drone…


Biden: US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the White House. American forces conducted the precision…


LIVE at 11AM ET: How the White House Learned to Love Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

With a catastrophic loss already in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden may be about to unleash more chaos in the Middle East. With the United States eager to reenter a nuclear deal with the leading state sponsor of terror, is an Iranian bomb far behind? In this eye-opening episode of Over The Target LIVE, Lee Smith…


Neocons Have Run American Foreign Policy for the Past 40 Years, With Catastrophic Consequences | Truth Over News

A leaked audio tape revealed Victoria Nuland planning the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Ukraine in February 2014. Shortly after, the president of Ukraine was removed and replaced by Nuland’s puppet. And it was all done with the help of the neoconservative movement and the support of then-Vice President Joe Biden. The U.S.-led…


Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan Injures 10 People

ISLAMABAD—An earthquake shook a remote area of eastern Afghanistan on Monday, injuring at least 10 people, a Taliban official said. It struck in the same region where an earthquake last month killed hundreds of people and caused widespread devastation. The U.S. Geological Survey said Monday’s earthquake had a magnitude of 5.1. Abdul Wahid Rayan, director…


Pakistan’s Plan to Import Cheaper Coal Backfires as Afghanistan Hikes Prices

The Taliban moved to increase Afghanistan’s coal prices after Pakistan’s prime minister announced plans to import coal from Afghanistan using local currency to save foreign reserves. Coal prices in Afghanistan were raised from $90 per tonne to $200 per tonne last week as the Taliban seeks to generate revenue from its mining sector amid a…