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Taliban Make Millions From Passports Issued to Fleeing Afghans
Since taking power last year, the Taliban have issued more than 700,000 passports to Afghan nationals inside the…
August 25, 2022
Report: Biden Has Sent $1 Billion to Afghanistan Since Taliban Terrorists Took Over
After 2 decades of paying, 'we're still at it'
April 11, 2022
Taliban Ban Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
The Taliban have outlawed cultivation of drugs, including opium poppy, across Afghanistan, the world’s biggest opium producer, which…
April 4, 2022
Taliban Hard-Liners Turning Back the Clock in Afghanistan
Taliban hard-liners are turning back the clock in Afghanistan with a flurry of repressive edicts over the past days that hark back to their harsh rule from the late 1990s
March 29, 2022
With Eye on China Investment, Taliban Now Preserve Buddhas
The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural…
Taliban Ban Women in Afghanistan From Flying Without Male Chaperone
The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male…
March 28, 2022
Afghans Call Biden ‘Thief’ After He Gives Away Some of Nation’s Funds
One of the core messages of the recent protests was that Afghanistan, as a country, was not responsible for the September 11 attacks.
Taliban Call on Biden to Reverse Move to Halve Frozen Afghan Funds
Biden's plan calls for half of the funds to remain in the United States subject to ongoing litigation by U.S. victims of terrorism, including relatives of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking attacks.
Deadline Nears for US on Seized Afghan Funds Sought By 9/11 Victims
People in Afghanistan have protested against the freeze, and the U.N. secretary-general has called for a release of the funds.
U.S. Lets International Banks Transfer Aid Funds to Afghanistan
“The United States will have to deal with the fallout of this failure for years to come,” said Republican Sen. James Risch of Idaho.