An Afghan singer who has used her international fame to amplify calls for women’s rights wore an all-enveloping veil to escape her homeland as the Taliban took Kabul. Aryana Sayeed has divided her time between Turkey, Britain, and Afghanistan and had been in Kabul in recent months to start a clothing business. She told Reuters…
McCarthy Says There’s ‘No Possible Way’ to Evacuate All Americans From Kabul by Aug 31
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Tuesday there’s “no way possible” for the United States to evacuate all Americans and complete a withdrawal from Afghanistan as per President Joe Biden’s self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline. “There’s no possible way that we can get every American that’s still in Afghanistan out in the next seven…
Two House Lawmakers on Secret Trip in Afghanistan to Oversee Evacuation
Two U.S. House lawmakers said they were in Kabul on Aug. 24 to conduct oversight of the evacuation effort at the city’s international airport. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) visited the airport on Tuesday, according to Moulton. “Witnessing our young Marines and soldiers at the gates, navigating a confluence of humanity as…
2 House Lawmakers Take Secret Trip to Afghanistan to Oversee Evacuation
Two U.S. House lawmakers said they were in Kabul to conduct oversight of the evacuation effort at the city’s international airport. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) visited the airport on Aug. 24, according to Moulton. “Witnessing our young Marines and soldiers at the gates, navigating a confluence of humanity as raw and…
France: Afghan Refugee ‘Obviously Linked’ to Taliban Arrested in Paris
An Afghani man who was recently flown from Kabul to Paris has been detained by French police over suspected links to the Taliban and after failing to comply with a quarantine order, authorities confirmed. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that among five Afghan refugees who had been placed under strict surveillance by the…
Women Soccer Players Leave Afghanistan on Evacuation Flight
KABUL, Afghanistan—Players from Afghanistan women’s national soccer team had an “important victory” on Tuesday when they were among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from Kabul. Global soccer players’ union FIFPRO thanked the Australian government for making the evacuation of players, team officials, and family members possible, with work continuing…
Blinken: US in ‘Direct Contact’ With Americans Moving on Their Own to Kabul Airport
The U.S. State Department on Sunday outlined what they believe is the most effective way for Americans stranded in Kabul to reach the Afghan capital’s airport in order to get an evacuation flight home. In an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said making direct contact and providing guidance…
US Troops Rescued Americans From Outside Kabul Airport Using Helicopters: Pentagon
U.S. troops have rescued Americans in Afghanistan’s largest city at least twice since the Taliban took over the country, U.S. military officials confirmed Monday. Troops left the U.S.-held Hamid Karzai International Airport last week and rescued a group of 169 Americans, the Pentagon confirmed late last week. Troops used Chinook helicopters to perform the rescue from…
Pentagon: Several Thousand Americans Have Been Evacuated From Afghanistan
Several thousand Americans have been flown from Afghanistan on U.S. military and charter flights since the Taliban took over the country in mid-August, the U.S. military said Monday. “Since the 14th, we believe we have been able to evacuate several thousand Americans,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington, referring to Aug. 14. The…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 23)
The chaos continues at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. More deaths reported in the crowd, and from gunfire. We have the latest on U.S. evacuation efforts there. We hear reactions from world leaders as fears of an Afghan refugee crisis take hold. The European Union says it must help those fleeing Afghanistan following the Taliban…
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