FRANKFURT—Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis. Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money has been…
‘Just Give US Our Money’: Taliban Push to Unlock Afghan Billions Abroad
Media’s Neglect of Afghan Women’s Soccer Team Story an Example of Velvet Talibanism
Commentary For most of us in the West, the image we instinctively associate with women under Taliban rule in Afghanistan is the animated shroud known as the burqa, the only clue to their humanity a pair of eyes behind a fabric grille. It therefore came as a surprise to me to discover that Afghanistan had…
Biden Abandoned Critical Mineral Reserves in Afghanistan While Thwarting Mining at Home: GOP Forum
October 23, 2021
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Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources held a forum Oct. 22 to discuss how President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan left massive, untapped reserves of rare-earth metals, lithium, and other vital minerals in Taliban hands, potentially opening them up to exploitation by China. Speakers said the Biden administration has simultaneously worked to hinder key…
US Envoy to Afghanistan Resigns Less Than 2 Months After Withdrawal
The chief U.S. envoy to the Taliban is stepping down from his role, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday. U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad tendered his resignation on Monday in a letter sent to Blinken. He will be replaced by Thomas West, who previously served as the deputy special representative. “As Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay…
ISIS Claims Deadly Mosque Bombing That Killed 47 Afghans During Prayers
The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan on Oct. 15 that killed 47 people and injured dozens more. The blast happened during Friday prayers in the first district of Kandahar city and involved two ISIS members who shot and killed security guards manning…
Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Not Guilty to Killing U.S. Troops
NEW YORK—A former Taliban commander previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008, telling a federal judge that the “accusations are incorrect.” Haji Najibullah, 45, appeared in federal court in Manhattan to enter the plea after prosecutors last week unveiled new charges…
Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Not Guilty to Killing US Troops
NEW YORK—A former Taliban commander previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008, telling a federal judge that the “accusations are incorrect.” Haji Najibullah, 45, appeared in federal court in Manhattan to enter the plea after prosecutors last week unveiled new charges…
33 Killed, 73 Wounded as Another Blast Hits Afghan Shiites Mosque
A large explosion rocked a Shiites mosque in southern Afghanistan on Oct. 15, killing at least 33 people and wounding 73 others, the Taliban terrorist group said. “We are saddened to learn that an explosion took place in a mosque of the Shiite Brotherhood in the first district of Kandahar city in which a number…
Air Force Says Commercial Evacuation Flight From Kabul Was Nearly Hijacked
October 14, 2021
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The United States Air Force (USAF) on Tuesday said that a commercial flight from Kabul’s international airport was nearly hijacked during evacuation efforts that followed the Taliban takeover. Lt. Col. Kristen Duncan, a public affairs officer for the 23rd Wing, wrote in a statement on the Air Force’s website that several people aboard a commercial…
Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Rescue Biden in 2008 Leaves Afghanistan
An Afghan interpreter who helped with the rescue of President Joe Biden in 2008—who was then a senator—managed to leave the war-torn nation with his family, according to multiple reports. Aman Khalili, along with his wife and four children, “safely departed Afghanistan and subsequently initiated onward travel from Pakistan,” a representative for the U.S. State Department told…
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