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…
US Watchdog Will Look Into Allegations Afghan’s Ghani Took Money From Country
Afghanistan Is ‘A Massive Safe-Haven for Al Qaeda, ISIS’—Feat. Marine Corps Veteran Elliot Ackerman
October 6, 2021
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Best-selling author and veteran U.S. Marine Captain Elliot Ackerman describes Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, as descending into a black hole. This is a circumstance we’ve seen before in other parts of the world, he says: “What eventually crawls out of that black hole is some type of terrorist group that is going to lash out…
New Generation of Afghans Protest Taliban Rule; Taliban Targets Journalists
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…
2 Fort McCoy Afghan Refugees Indicted on Child Sex, Spousal Assault Charges
Two Afghan nationals who fled Kabul following the Taliban takeover last month have been accused of committing crimes during their stay at Fort McCoy, a military base in Wisconsin. A federal grand jury in Wisconsin indicted the pair in unrelated cases. Bahrullah Noori, 20, is charged with one count of attempting to engage in a…
India Seizes $2.7 Billion Afghan Heroin Haul Amid Kabul Takeover Chaos
AHMEDABAD—Indian officials said on Tuesday they had seized nearly three tons of heroin originating from Afghanistan worth an estimated 200 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) amid the chaos following last month’s takeover of the country by the Taliban. Afghanistan is the world’s biggest illicit opiate supplier, but since taking power, the Islamist Taliban have said they…
‘We Were Them:’ Vietnamese Americans Help Afghan Refugees
WESTMINSTER, Calif.—In the faces of Afghans desperate to leave their country after U.S. forces withdrew, Thuy Do sees her own family, decades earlier and thousands of miles away. A 39-year-old doctor in Seattle, Washington, Do remembers hearing how her parents sought to leave Saigon after Vietnam fell to communist rule in 1975 and the American…
Afghans in Los Angeles Worry, Pray, Protest for People of Afghanistan
With the Taliban now in full control of Afghanistan after the U.S. military completed their final withdrawal on Aug. 31, Afghans in Los Angeles worry, pray, and raise awareness for the people of Afghanistan. The Epoch Times reached out to members of the Afghan community in Los Angeles to get their thoughts. Sayed, whose name…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Sept. 17)
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…
Taliban Response to Afghan Protests Increasingly Violent, UN Says
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…
White House Reveals Why Flights Carrying Afghans Are Being Blocked From Landing in the US
September 10, 2021
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The Biden administration said on Friday that the United States has temporarily suspended flights with Afghan evacuees on board from entering the country after several measles cases were confirmed among recent arrivals. “‘Operation Allies Welcome’ flights into the United States have been temporarily paused at the request of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]…
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