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Fighting Between Taliban and Pakistan on Border, Casualties Reported
Taliban and Pakistani security forces exchanged fire along the after Pakistani soldiers tried to erect a military structure…
U.N. Accuses Taliban of Harassing Female Staffers
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has accused Taliban authorities of harassing its Afghan female employees, urging local…
U.S. Mostly Blind to Terror Threats in Afghanistan Since Biden Withdrawal, General Warns
The ability to stop another terror attack from Afghanistan "has certainly been gravely reduced," retired Gen. Frank McKenzie says.
Taliban Authorities Shut Down Girls’ Schools Above the Sixth Grade
Taliban authorities Saturday shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktia province, according to…
Pentagon Inspector General Will Investigate Claims That the Biden Administration Admitted Afghans Who Were on Watchlist
Pentagon Inspector General Sean O'Donnell told two Republican senators that he would investigate whistleblower claims that the Biden…
Homeland Security Watchdog Finds Afghan Refugees Admitted to U.S. Without Proper Vetting
The government does not have a list of Afghan evacuees who could not provide sufficient identification documents, the watchdog found.
Woman Accuses Former Afghan Interior Ministry Spokesman of Forced Marriage, and Repeated Rape
An Afghan woman accused a senior Taliban official of forcing her into marriage and raping her repeatedly in…
Taliban Hold Military Parade to Celebrate U.S. Withdraw Anniversary
The Taliban marked the first anniversary of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan with their own military parade at Bagram Airfield, which…
Pompeo Warns U.S. is More Likely to Have a 9/11 Style Attack After Afghanistan Withdraw
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the exit from Afghanistan could leave the United States vulnerable to an attack similar to…
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…