America Spent $15 Million for Taliban Condoms, Now New Jersey Congressman Wants it all to Stop
TRENTON, NJ — Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling for an end to what he describes as “bizarre, dysfunctional” government spending overseas, urging that taxpayer dollars be redirected to benefit Americans instead.…
Taliban Killed, Tortured And Imprisoned Hundreds Of Afghans Who Sided With US, Report Finds
Taliban Killed, Tortured And Imprisoned Hundreds Of Afghans Who Sided With US, Report Finds Micaela Burrow on August 22, 2023 The Taliban has killed hundreds of Afghan former military, security and government…
Judge Overturns Court Martial For Soldier Who Deserted And Was Captured, Tortured By Taliban
Judge Overturns Court Martial For Soldier Who Deserted And Was Captured, Tortured By Taliban Micaela Burrow on July 26, 2023 A federal judge on Tuesday overturned the desertion conviction of a U.S.…
He helped the U.S., Survived the Taliban, but was gunned down in D.C.
Washington, D.C. – Nasrat Ahmad Yar, a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. Army Special Forces, was tragically shot and killed while working as a Lyft driver in Washington, D.C. The 31-year-old father…
Former US Army Interpreter Fled The Taliban Only To Be Gunned Down Working As Lyft Driver In DC
Former US Army Interpreter Fled The Taliban Only To Be Gunned Down Working As Lyft Driver In DC Ireland Walker on July 7, 2023 A former Afghan interpreter for U.S. Army Special…
‘We Have Lost Track’: Taliban Handing Out ‘Visas And Passports’ To Terrorists Who Can End Up At Border, GOP Rep Says
‘We Have Lost Track’: Taliban Handing Out ‘Visas And Passports’ To Terrorists Who Can End Up At Border, GOP Rep Says Harold Hutchison on May 15, 2023 Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of…
ISIS Mastermind Behind Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban
ISIS Mastermind Behind Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban Jason Piccolo on April 25, 2023 The Taliban has killed the Islamic State leader responsible for killing 13 U.S. servicemembers and over 100…
China Strikes A Deal To Get Oil From The Taliban
China Strikes A Deal To Get Oil From The Taliban Jack McEvoy on January 6, 2023 A subsidiary of a Chinese state-run energy firm signed a deal Thursday to extract oil in…
Congress Spars Over Bill Giving Afghans Who Fled The Taliban A Path To Permanent Residence
Congress Spars Over Bill Giving Afghans Who Fled The Taliban A Path To Permanent Residence Micaela Burrow on December 21, 2022 Legislation to help Afghans who fled Kabul become permanent legal residents…
Taliban Bars Afghan Women From Higher Education
Taliban Bars Afghan Women From Higher Education Alexa Schwerha on December 20, 2022 The Taliban government announced Tuesday that it would bar women from attending university classes, Reuters reported. Afghan colleges and…
Taliban Won’t Allow Girls To Go To School Past 6th Grade, Breaking Promise To International Community
Taliban Won’t Allow Girls To Go To School Past 6th Grade, Breaking Promise To International Community Kendall Tietz on March 23, 2022 Despite promises that schools would stay open for young girls…
Taliban has reportedly killed scores of Afghanistan officials
A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international…
Pregnant Reporter Turned To Taliban For Help After Home Country’s COVID Restrictions Prevent Her Return
A pregnant journalist in Afghanistan said she turned to the Taliban for help when New Zealand’s COVID-19 travel policy would not allow her to go home to give birth. Charlotte Bellis, who…
Ex-Afghanistan President Who Fled Says Trump’s Deal With Taliban ‘Erased Us’
Former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country as it fell to the Taliban, argued the deal between former President Donald Trump and the Taliban paved the way for the…
Taliban Halts All Evacuee Flights From Afghanistan
The Taliban has paused all evacuation flights out of Afghanistan due to a disagreement over who gets seats on the planes, NBC News reported Thursday. The flights stopped two weeks ago after…
Biden Administration To Allow Groups To Conduct Business With Taliban For Humanitarian Purposes
The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it will permit certain groups to conduct business with the Taliban and a U.S.-designated terrorist organization in order to get humanitarian assistance to Afghans in need.…
Taliban Claims They’ve Changed, Declares Men Need Women’s Consent To Marry Them
The Taliban banned forced marriages in a Friday decree, saying that women are free persons and not property. “Both (women and men) should be equal,” the decree said, according to ABC News.…
Taliban Asks Congress To End US Sanctions, Release Afghan Assets
Taliban officials asked Congress to end U.S. sanctions and to free up Afghan assets, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Afghan citizens are being deprived of civil services in the health and education…
Watch: Taliban hosts parade showing off American equipment abandoned in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban on Sunday held a massive military parade in Kabul, showing off the gains the organization made after the withdrawal of U.S. forces this past summer. According to…
Taliban Struggles With ISIS-K Insurgency Two Months After Takeover
The Taliban is struggling to combat an ISIS-K insurgency in Afghanistan merely two months after the group took over the country, the Financial Times reported. ISIS-K launched a series of suicide bomb attacks…
Taliban Commander Of Suicide Bombing Squads Becomes Police Chief
A Taliban commander in charge of suicide bombers in Kabul, Afghanistan, was selected as police chief for one of the country’s capital districts, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. In his…