ISLAMABAD—The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital late Saturday that killed at least five people. The Sunni terrorist group said its members detonated an explosive device on the bus carrying Shiite Muslims, whom they called disbelievers, in a statement released shortly after the explosion Saturday. It was the […]
U.S. Border Patrol officials recently apprehended an Afghan national who is on the FBI’s terror watchlist after he crossed the U.S. southern border into California. Republican San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond revealed the Afghan national’s arrest in a press release on Sunday evening. According to Desmond, the Afghan national crossed the border […]
The U.S. Department of Defense on Aug. 25 unveiled a plan to mitigate and respond to civilian injuries and deaths that result from U.S. military operations, coming almost a year after a botched U.S. drone airstrike killed 10 civilians. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in January ordered top civilian and military officials in the Pentagon […]
FRANKFURT—Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis. Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money has been […]
WASHINGTON—John Sopko, the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said on Wednesday his office would look into allegations that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars with him when he left the country. Ghani has said he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money with […]
It’s been about a month since the chaotic full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Since then, there have been many reports of violence and even murder of Afghans left there who allied with the United States. There are also reports of journalists, protesters for women’s rights, and others being targeted by the Taliban. What […]
A second felon has reportedly been found on an Afghan evacuation flight arriving in the United States. The unnamed evacuee was convicted of aggravated robbery ten years ago, and deported in 2017. The person somehow cleared the vetting process and arrived in Washington D.C. earlier this month.
Afghan vetting concerns are being raised after a second felon is found on an evacuation flight. And we find out more about how many Afghan refugees each state can expect in the coming weeks.
We bring you a fact-check on President Biden’s claims on job growth and high gas prices. Some of his administration’s moves have been helping, but analysts say he may be taking more credit than he deserves.
Police in Utah release bodycam footage of an August encounter with a now-missing Florida woman and her fiancé, whose silence has garnered national attention.
Capitol police prepare for a rally that’s supporting prisoners from the January 6th incident. The rally organizer estimates around 80 people are still being held, eight months later.
New information from the State Department. It reveals which states are taking in Afghan evacuees and which aren’t. We break down the numbers.
A powerful South Carolina lawyer confesses to attempting to arrange his own death earlier this month so that his son would get a $10 million life insurance payout.
GENEVA—The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons, and whips and causing the deaths of at least four protesters. Protests and demonstrations pose a challenge to the Taliban as it seeks to consolidate control after seizing the […]
Dr. Cordie Williams, founder of the nonprofit 1776 Forever Free, served in the United States Marine Corps from 1998 to 2002. NTD spoke with him about 9/11 and the recent Afghanistan withdrawal.
Republican lawmakers raised concerns about the vetting process of Afghan evacuees. They say the system already failed to screen one Afghan man who’d been convicted of a crime and previously deported.
President Biden touted his massive spending plan as he recognized labor unions after the holiday. That’s while he plans to take a tougher stance toward meat packers to bring down high prices.
And the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum educates a new generation about the attacks, and launches a new fundraising campaign this year.
The dramatic rescue in Afghanistan happened under the cover of darkness. The Taliban were closing in, and Americans were running out of time to save Mohammad Khalid Wardak. The high-profile Afghan national police officer spent years working alongside the U.S. military, and after the fall of Kabul, he went on the run, moving from safe […]
Anti-Taliban resistance group, the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), on Monday shut down the terrorist group’s claims of victory in the Panjshir Valley—the last Afghan province holding out against the group after it seized control of Kabul on Aug. 15. “Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir is false,” the NRFA said on Twitter. “The NRF forces […]
The Taliban said Sunday it has entered the final holdout region amid reports of heavy fighting, although anti-Taliban resistance groups denied their claims and said that numerous Taliban terrorists were captured. Opposition groups in the Panjshir valley, led by the son of a former anti-Soviet fighter, have been holding out since the fall of Kabul about […]
A school district in Southern California held a press conference about people fleeing from Afghanistan. The district is working to raise awareness about loved ones who have returned and those who are still stranded.
WARSAW, Poland—A second child of an Afghan family evacuated from Kabul to Poland died Friday after eating soup containing death cap mushrooms, which the family had unknowingly gathered in a Polish forest outside their quarantine center. The 6-year-old boy had received an emergency liver transplant but doctors were unable to save him. His 5-year-old brother […]
