Likely billions of dollars of American weapons and vehicles are now in the hands of the Taliban extremist group after the collapse of the Afghan government and army, with numerous videos and photos surfacing online showing Taliban members seizing the equipment. Photos have circulated of Taliban members holding American M-4 carbines and M-16 rifles rather…
Billions of Dollars in US Weapons, Aircraft Likely Seized by Taliban
House Republicans Will Introduce Bill to Require Biden Administration to Detail the Amount of US Weapons Seized by Afghan Taliban
August 19, 2021
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House Armed Services Committee Republicans told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they are planning to introduce a bill that would force the Biden administration to tell them how much U.S. military equipment was seized by the Taliban. The GOP lawmakers said they would introduce the bill in September, during the full committee markup of the…
Taliban Kill Deutsche Welle Reporter’s Relative
BERLIN—German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle says the Taliban shot and killed a family member of one of their reporters in Afghanistan and severely injured a second family member. The broadcaster said in a statement on Thursday that Taliban fighters were looking for the Deutsche Welle reporter and searching homes in western Afghanistan. It said other…
2,000 Evacuated From Afghanistan Over Past 24 Hours, Including Nearly 300 Americans: Pentagon
Some 2,000 people were flown out of the U.S.-held airport in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, U.S. military officials told reporters on Thursday morning in Washington. That included nearly 300 Americans, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Americans, Afghans, and a slew of others have rushed to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport to try to flee the…
2,000 Evacuated From Afghanistan Over Past 24 Hours, Including 325 Americans: Pentagon
Some 2,000 people have been flown out of the U.S.-held airport in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, U.S. military officials told reporters in Washington early on Aug. 19. That includes more than 300 Americans, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Americans, Afghans, and a slew of others have rushed to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport to try…
Biden Says al-Qaeda Bigger Threat Than Taliban, Claims Group in ‘Existential Crisis’
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Afghan Footballer Dies in Fall From Plane at Kabul: Afghan News Agency
An Afghan national team footballer died in a fall from a U.S. plane at Kabul airport on Monday, the Afghan news agency Ariana said on Thursday. Crowds of people seeking to flee Afghanistan have thronged the airport since Taliban terrorists swept to power on Sunday, many seen trying to board a moving plane. News agency…
Prisoners Released by Taliban in Afghanistan Pose ‘Serious Concern’ to US Security, Republicans Warn
The thousands of prisoners freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after the terrorist group took over the country pose a “serious concern to the security of the United States,” top Republicans in the House of Representatives warned national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday. Prisoners freed from Pul-e-Charkhi prison and Bagram Air Base, among other…
Greece Says Border Forces on Alert to Avoid Repeat of 2015 Migrant Crisis
ATHENS—Greece’s border forces are on alert to avoid a repeat of the mass arrivals of migrants that the country experienced in 2015, the government’s spokesman said on Thursday, following the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. Greece was on the frontline of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, when nearly one million people fleeing…
Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Set to Discuss Iran Strategy at Meeting Next Week
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM—Stalled nuclear talks with Iran will be at the top of the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meet next week. “The President and Prime Minister Bennett will discuss critical issues related to regional and global security, including Iran,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a statement…
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