Category: Afghanistan

Afghanistan: We Gave You Our Dead, You Give Them Their Meaning

Commentary I write this today, not as an individual, but as a veteran of the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq. I’ve compiled some thoughts of the community to share some of the more prescient points and the general feelings of Afghan War Vets, Wounded Warriors, Gold Star Families, and Afghans living in the United States….


Afghanistan Lies Are a Crime Against the American People and Honest History

Commentary On Aug. 31, 2021, as the world witnessed via live television the Biden administration’s Afghanistan debacle, Reuters published a partial transcript of a July 23, 2021, phone call between President Joe Biden and Afghan government then-president Ashraf Ghani. Before reading the quote, remember Biden held and still holds command authority over all branches of…


Pakistan: Military Kills 8 Militant Near Afghanistan Border

ISLAMABAD—Pakistani security forces killed eight insurgents in an overnight operation at a militant hideout near the Afghan border, the military said, and the shootout left one soldier dead and four wounded Wednesday. According to a military statement, the shootout took place in Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…


Biden Administration ‘Proud’ of Handling of Afghanistan Withdrawal Amid Criticism: White House

The Biden administration has “a lot to be proud of” in how it handled the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House said on April 6. The remarks by National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby came as the administration released a 12-page summary of classified reports that mostly blamed the chaotic U.S. pullout from Afghanistan on…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (April 6): Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan DA Who Pushed for Trump Indictment; TN House Ousts Democrat Lawmaker

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 6 subpoenaed a former Manhattan prosecutor who pushed for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. The move came days after Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a prosecution that has ignited outrage from Republicans. President Joe Biden’s…


NTD Evening News (April 6): Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan DA Who Pushed for Trump Indictment; TN House Ousts Democrat Lawmaker

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 6 subpoenaed a former Manhattan prosecutor who pushed for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. The move came days after Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a prosecution that has ignited outrage from Republicans. President Joe Biden’s…


NTD Evening News (April 6): Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan DA Who Pushed for Trump Indictment; TN House Ousts Democrat Lawmakers

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 6 subpoenaed a former Manhattan prosecutor who pushed for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. The move came days after Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a prosecution that has ignited outrage from Republicans. President Joe Biden’s…


Taliban Legitimacy Up to Every Country to Decide, White House Says Amid Concerns of Growing CCP-Afghan Ties

The White House on April 6 suggested that countries are free to decide how they want to deal with the isolated Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Asked by the Epoch Times how the United States would approach the growing China-Taliban relationship, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby suggested that that matter was not…


Afghan Taliban Raid Kills 6 Members of ISIS

ISLAMABAD—An overnight raid by Taliban members in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province killed six members of the ISIS terrorist group, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. The regional affiliate of ISIS has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. The terrorist group has increased its attacks, targeting both…


Former Diplomats Call for Nuanced Approach to Newly Empowered Taliban in Afghanistan

As we approach the two-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan later this summer, the international community is grappling with how to approach the country’s new regime. The Taliban’s recent acquisition of billions in U.S. military equipment has led some diplomats to argue that a nuanced approach relying on politics over military intervention and…