Category: Afghanistan

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 7)

President Joe Biden visits New York and New Jersey Tuesday to survey damages after Hurricane Ida, the Texas election reform bill is finally signed into law, and the secretary of state dismisses reports that Americans are being blocked from leaving Afghanistan.


Chuck Schumer Says All Americans Who Wanted to Leave Afghanistan Are Out

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said all American citizens who wanted to leave Afghanistan have made it out, contradicting numbers coming out of the U.S. State Department and accounts from organizations still evacuating U.S. citizens and allies from Kabul airport. “The Americans, all of whom wanted to come out, have come out, praise God….


China Claims to Offer Real Democracy in Wake of US Defeat in Afghanistan

News Analysis The Taliban deputy head, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi, met the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul, Wang Yu, on Sept. 6 while the Chinese regime reiterated its support to the Taliban to form an “open, inclusive, and broadly representative government” after U.S. President Joe Biden declared the war over on Aug. 31. Experts told The Epoch Times…


US Could Be Forced to Reinvade Afghanistan to Combat ‘Radical Islamic Behavior’: Graham

The United States will eventually have to return to Afghanistan due to the risk of al-Qaeda’s return, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday, adding that the war-torn country will likely become “a cauldron for radical Islamic behavior.” The Republican senator made the remarks during an interview with BBC’s HARDtalk host Stephen Sackur, explaining that…


DHS’s Shift to Domestic Terrorism Is ‘Chasing the Shiny Object,’ Says Ex-DHS Head at 9/11 Anniversary Event

With its recent focus on domestic terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is veering off its core competency by “chasing the shiny object,” according to former Acting DHS secretary Chad Wolf. He said that DHS should focus on international terrorism, especially given the security risks incurred by the withdrawal of American forces in Afghanistan. The…


‘Get to the Back of the Line’: Interpreter Feels Betrayed by US Government

A U.S.-Afghan interpreter with family stuck in Afghanistan has spoken out against what she describes as unforgivable negligence by the U.S. government. Amidst reports that the Taliban is conducting online surveillance operations against American allies in a possible revenge campaign, The Epoch Times has chosen to withhold the names of the interpreter and her family….


Taliban Uses Gunfire to Disperse Protest, Detains Journalists

The Taliban terrorist group fired a volley of gunfire into the air on Tuesday to disperse a large protest that was held in Kabul, while also arresting several journalists who covered the demonstration, according to reports. Thousands of Afghan men and women rallied in the streets of the Afghan capital to protest against the Taliban and…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 7)

The Secretary of State says there’s no hostage-like situation at the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Afghanistan. So what’s the holdup? And why does Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) say he’s furious? The Taliban are accused of killing a pregnant policewoman in front of her family. This, while the EU ambassador to Afghanistan voices his concerns about women’s…


Taliban Name New Afghanistan Government, Interior Minister Part of Terrorist Network

The Taliban announced a new government for Afghanistan on Tuesday, with Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund to be the country’s interim prime minister and co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as the second-in-command. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the development at a press conference on Tuesday, also saying that Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader and Sirajuddin Haqqani,…


Taliban Blocking Americans From Leaving Afghanistan Because They Lack Proper Papers: Blinken

The Taliban is blocking Americans from leaving Afghanistan because the U.S. citizens don’t have proper credentials, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed on Tuesday. A top Republican in Congress said Sunday that the Taliban was blocking Americans from leaving an airport in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. Six planes were being prevented from leaving the…