Afghanistan - Page 38

April 17, 2024

Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants trying to enter country

Pakistani security forces reportedly killed seven militants in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they tried to enter from Afghanistan.

April 15, 2024

CENTCOM review finds no evidence Abbey Gate suicide bomber was seen by Marine snipers beforehand

A new CENTCOM review found there is no evidence that Marine snipers at Abbey Gate in Kabul had eyes on the suicide bomber before the August 2021 attack that killed 13 service members.

April 12, 2024

Afghan man on terror watchlist apprehended by ICE

An Afghan national who is on the U.S. terror watchlist is back in custody Friday following his release after entering the country illegally at the southern border.

April 11, 2024

Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions

Two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan delivered messages for Eid al-Fitr this week which experts say showed tensions between hardliners and those who want to scrap harsher policies.

April 10, 2024

President Biden, ISIS-K is ramping up its terror. You must ramp up our response

President Obama famously called ISIS the 'JV team.' President Biden appears to be on track to repeat the same mistake in Afghanistan with ISIS-K. It doesn't have to happen this way.

April 3, 2024

Biden ridiculed for 'obvious hypocrisy' as he condemns Israeli airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza

President Biden has been labeled a hypocrite after he condemned a mistaken Israeli airstrike that killed food aid workers in Gaza earlier this week.

April 2, 2024

Russia may remove Taliban from terrorist list, Kremlin spokesman says: 'De facto authority in Afghanistan'

Russian authorities are considering removing the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations in order to facilitate communications with the regime, according to a spokesperson.

April 1, 2024

9 children killed as old land mine explodes near Afghanistan village

Nine children were killed in eastern Afghanistan when an old landmine they found exploded while they were playing with it, according to a Taliban spokesman.

April 1, 2024

ISIS is back and the US doesn’t dare ignore it

It's only been three years since Biden's disastrous withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, but that created a power vacuum for ISIS to return. Now the group once more poses a threat.

March 27, 2024

American nearing 600 days in Taliban captivity as wife pleads with Biden officials for help

Anna Corbett, wife of American Ryan Corbett who is being held hostage by the Taliban, shared details from her recent phone conversation with him that signaled he is losing hope.