Tag: Kabul

We Knew This Would Happen: Attacking Our Way of Life

Afghanistan continues to devolve into terror after suicide bombings occurred at the Kabul airport, showing us once again that such terror is an attack on our way of life and liberty. Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated actor and singer-songwriter Beau Davidson, The Beau Show addresses issues affecting everyone and invites conversation and critical thinking, normally…


State Department Warns of Specific, Credible Threat at Kabul Airport

The U.S. State Department is urging U.S. citizens and others to leave the area of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport immediately, citing a specific, credible threat. “Due to a specific, credible threat, U.S. citizens near Kabul airport, including South gate, new Ministry of the Interior, and gate near Panjshir Petrol station, should leave the area immediately,” the department…


Biden Warned Another Attack in Kabul ‘Highly Likely’ and Imminent

President Joe Biden has been warned by commanders that another terrorist attack is “highly likely” to happen in the next 24 to 36 hours. “The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely…


Taliban: Ready to Take ‘Full Control’ of Kabul Airport After US Departs

The Taliban terrorist group has taken “full control” of almost every area near the airport in the capital of Afghanistan and is ready to take over as soon as U.S. troops depart, two senior officials from the group claimed on Friday. One of the seniors said their forces have taken over the area with the exception of…


The Latest: Afghans Protest at Kabul Bank, Long ATM Lines

Hundreds of Afghans have protested outside a bank in Kabul as others form long lines at cash machines. The protesters Saturday at New Kabul Bank included many civil servants demanding their salaries, which they said had not been paid for the past three to six months. They said even though banks reopened three days ago…


‘Very Few’ Civilian Flights Still to Leave Afghanistan

Civilian evacuations from Afghanistan will finish on Saturday, the head of the UK armed forces has said as troops prepared to head home following a “heartbreaking” effort. General Sir Nick Carter, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said Operation Pitting—the effort to evacuate UK nationals and eligible Afghans from Kabul airport—had “gone as well as…


EXCLUSIVE: Former US Marine Captain Evacuating as Many as Possible as Aug. 31 Deadline Looms

Elliot Ackerman has served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and CIA officer. Over the past 10 days, he and his cohorts have unofficially evacuated around 200 people from Kabul airport. “We gave these people our word, that if they worked with us, we would stand shoulder to shoulder…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 27)

Officials say they expect more attacks in Kabul after 180 were killed, a former Afghan interpreter says concerned for his family’s safety as the Taliban reportedly goes door to door, and 1,700 white vases line the grass of Pennsylvania’s Independence Hall to honor lives lost to gun violence.


‘Only One’ Suicide Bomber Carried Out Deadly Kabul Attack: Pentagon

A single suicide bomber carried out the deadly Aug. 26 attack in Afghanistan at the gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the Pentagon confirmed on Friday. The U.S. Department of Defense said in initial statements that the attack, which killed 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans, involved two bombers—one attack at the…


Germany Left 5,000 Former Staff and Families Behind in Afghanistan, Network Says

EBERSWALDE, Germany—Germany has left at least 5,000 former staff and their families behind in Afghanistan, a support network founded by German troops said on Friday, vowing to keep pressing for them to leave the country after an Aug. 31 deadline runs out. The German military ended its airlift from Kabul airport late on Thursday after evacuating…