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‘Thousands’ of ISIS Terrorists Released in Afghanistan as US Expects ‘Future’ Attacks: Pentagon

Several thousand ISIS-K terrorist members escaped Afghan prisons when the country’s government fell and the Taliban took over earlier this month, said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Friday. “Clearly it’s in the thousands,” Kirby said in response to a question about the number of ISIS terrorists who escaped in recent days. The Taliban, he said, emptied…


Biden: Afghan Evacuation Has ‘Long Way to Go,’ Much ‘Could Still Go Wrong’

President Joe Biden said that the administration is hoping for the U.S.-led Afghanistan evacuation to end by the self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline, noting that there is still “a long way to go and a lot could still go wrong.” Speaking on Sunday at the White House, Biden said there have been “discussions among” the White…


Taliban Accused of Brutally Killing, Torturing Minority Group Men: Amnesty

Taliban extremists brutally massacred several members of the minority Hazara community after taking control of Ghazni province, according to a recent report from human rights organization Amnesty International, disputing public claims that the Taliban will provide amnesty for certain groups after taking over Afghanistan this week. “On-the-ground researchers spoke to eyewitnesses who gave harrowing accounts…