With the Taliban now in full control of Afghanistan after the U.S. military completed their final withdrawal on Aug. 31, Afghans in Los Angeles worry, pray, and raise awareness for the people of Afghanistan. The Epoch Times reached out to members of the Afghan community in Los Angeles to get their thoughts. Sayed, whose name…
Afghans in Los Angeles Worry, Pray, Protest for People of Afghanistan
28 US Citizens Depart Kabul via Charter Flight, State Department Confirms
September 18, 2021
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Nearly 30 U.S. citizens were able to leave Taliban-controlled Afghanistan after the full withdrawal of U.S. troops, the State Department confirmed Saturday. “We can confirm that a Qatar Airways charter flight departed from Kabul yesterday with 28 U.S. citizens and 7 lawful permanent residents on board,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement….
Putin Says Russia Needs to Work With the Taliban
Moscow—Russia needs to work with the ruling Taliban terrorist group in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Speaking via video link at the conference held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Putin said Russia supported a United Nations conference…
EU Says It Has No Option but to Talk to Taliban
BRUSSELS—The European Union has no option but to talk to Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers and Brussels will try to coordinate with member governments to organize a diplomatic presence in Kabul, the top EU diplomat said on Tuesday. “The Afghan crisis is not over,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament in Strasbourg….
Taliban Seeks Mining Cooperation With South Korea, China Upset
Afghanistan’s newly ensconced Taliban regime has been looking to China for major economic support, but the Taliban’s lithium-mining invitation to South Korea has displeased the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). To keep Beijing happy, the Taliban offered it copper mining rights. Enduring 20 years of war, Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world….
Taliban Rejects Claim Top Leader and Group’s Co-founder Was Killed
The Taliban denounced claims on Tuesday that one of its top leaders who is also a co-founder of the designated terrorist group was killed during a clash with resistance forces. Rumors recently spread on the disappearance of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar—a top leader who hasn’t been seen in public since the Taliban’s swift takeover of…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 14)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on the Afghanistan withdrawal. Democrats and Republicans point the finger on who’s to blame. What does Blinken have to say? Should Congress import rare minerals from China and the Taliban? Republicans say no. This while House Democrats defeat attempts by the GOP to stop Biden from imposing a…
US Pledges $64 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Promises to Respect Sanctions
The United States has promised to send about $64 million more in aid to Afghanistan, pledging to respect sanctions on the Taliban terrorist group that now controls the country. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State are sending the aid through independent organizations like United Nations agencies and non-governmental…
Thousands Protest Against Taliban in Kandahar Over Evictions
Thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, according to a former government official and local television footage, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony. Protesters gathered in front of the governor’s house in Kandahar after around 3,000 families were asked to leave the colony,…
Top Terrorism Threats Not From Afghanistan: Director of National Intelligence
September 14, 2021
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Afghanistan does not currently pose the biggest terrorist threat to the United States and is further down the priority list following the U.S. withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Monday. The top intelligence official’s comments came on the same day that President Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops…
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