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State Dept Team Acknowledged Kabul Airport Was Incapable of Handling Biden Admin’s Evacuation Plan, Witness Says
The U.S. military would have been able to protect Bagram from threats like the suicide bomber who killed 13 Marines during the evacuation, he testified.
‘Confusing at Best’: Retired Colonel Says No One Was in Charge of Afghanistan Withdrawal
By: Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller News Foundation A retired Army colonel said Thursday that the lack of a…
U.S. Officials to Meet Taliban in Doha to Discuss Economy, Rights Issues
U.S. officials will meet Taliban representatives and "technocratic professionals" from key Afghan ministries during a visit to Doha…
The Taliban Use Tasers, Fire Hoses and Gunfire to Break up Afghan Women Protesting Beauty Salon Ban
Dozens of Afghan women protested a beauty salon ban on Wednesday after the Taliban ordered their closure nationwide.…
The Taliban are Outlawing Women’s Beauty Salons in Afghanistan
The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday. It’s the latest curb…
State Department Had No Clear Leadership During Afghanistan Withdrawal, Report Concludes
One of the core issues, however, was an overestimation of the stability of the Afghan government.
Over 1,000 Afghan Civilians Killed in Blasts, Violence Since August 2021, U.N. Says
Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the…
Taliban Chief Says ‘Reforms’ End Afghan Poppy Cultivation
The supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban declared Sunday that their campaign against illicit drug production in the country…
U.N. Report Claims Afghan Government Has Placed Al Qaeda Leaders in Senior Positions
The 9/11 Commission in the U.S. found that under the Taliban, al-Qaeda was able to use Afghanistan as a place to coordinate with other jihadists, and plot terrorist actions.
IOC Warns Afghanistan About Paris Olympics Status Over Denying Sports to Women and Girls
The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics was put in question Wednesday by the IOC over…