News Analysis The Taliban deputy head, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi, met the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul, Wang Yu, on Sept. 6 while the Chinese regime reiterated its support to the Taliban to form an “open, inclusive, and broadly representative government” after U.S. President Joe Biden declared the war over on Aug. 31. Experts told The Epoch Times…
China Claims to Offer Real Democracy in Wake of US Defeat in Afghanistan
Taliban Uses Gunfire to Disperse Protest, Detains Journalists
The Taliban terrorist group fired a volley of gunfire into the air on Tuesday to disperse a large protest that was held in Kabul, while also arresting several journalists who covered the demonstration, according to reports. Thousands of Afghan men and women rallied in the streets of the Afghan capital to protest against the Taliban and…
Taliban Name New Afghanistan Government, Interior Minister Part of Terrorist Network
The Taliban announced a new government for Afghanistan on Tuesday, with Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund to be the country’s interim prime minister and co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as the second-in-command. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the development at a press conference on Tuesday, also saying that Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader and Sirajuddin Haqqani,…
Taliban Blocking Americans From Leaving Afghanistan Because They Lack Proper Papers: Blinken
The Taliban is blocking Americans from leaving Afghanistan because the U.S. citizens don’t have proper credentials, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed on Tuesday. A top Republican in Congress said Sunday that the Taliban was blocking Americans from leaving an airport in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. Six planes were being prevented from leaving the…
Taliban Pledges to Protect Humanitarian Workers and Grant Afghans Access to Aid: UN
The Taliban has pledged to protect humanitarian aid workers operating in Afghanistan and ensure aid is delivered to Afghans in need, a senior United Nations official has said. At the request of the secretary-general, U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths visited the country where he met with the Taliban’s nominal leader, Mullah Baradar, and other officials of…
Deep Dive (Sept. 6): Rep. McCaul: Taliban Holding Americans Hostage at Airport
Reports emerge of Americans being held in Afghanistan. Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says some Americans who have been trying to get out of Afghanistan are sitting in airplanes at an airport ready to leave. But the Taliban are not letting them take off. This comes as conflicting…
Taliban Accused of Executing Pregnant Afghan Police Officer in Front of Family
The Taliban terrorist group has been accused of killing an 8-month pregnant policewoman in front of her family over the weekend, according to witnesses. The incident comes amid mounting concerns and reports of repression against women in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s rule. A spokesperson for the group denied the accusations while speaking to the BBC,…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 6)
Americans are reportedly being held hostage at an airport in Afghanistan. That’s according to a top Republican lawmaker. What does the Taliban want? The Taliban are claiming control over the last province holding out against the militants’ advances. But the resistance group denies some of their claims. They say the Taliban is spreading propaganda. Mexican…
EpochTV Review: Our Way of Life in Peril
Commentary In the episode “We Knew This Would Happen: Attacking Our Way of Life” from NTD’s series “The Beau Show,” host Beau Davidson discusses Afghanistan and the U.S. fight against terror. Davidson says that people keep talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, but Islamic terrorism is a pandemic as well. So, if we live in America we…
Taliban Claims Victory in Panjshir Valley, Last Holdout Area in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Monday again claimed victory in the Panjshir valley, where resistance fighters have held out against the terrorist group, although resistance fighters have said they still control strategic positions in the area. “With this victory, our country is completely taken out of the quagmire of war,” chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday,…
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