The Taliban terrorist group captured the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni, the capital of a province of the same name, fewer than 100 miles from Kabul. A spokesperson for the Taliban wrote on Twitter that the city was taken over, including the police headquarters, a prison, and the governor’s office. The sacking of Ghazni represents…
Taliban Capture Strategically Important City, Tenth Overall in a Week
As Afghanistan War Winds Down, Controversy Over Policy Toward War-Torn Nation Continues
News Analysis As America’s 20-year-long military deployment in Afghanistan draws to a close this month with a deadline of Aug. 31 for completing withdrawal, controversy continues to swirl around what the best policy should be, with continued air strikes and budgetary increases supporting the Afghan government. Former U.S. president George W. Bush has voiced concerns…
Top Afghan Minister Resigns, Leaves Country Amid Taliban Advances
Afghanistan’s finance minister on Wednesday resigned from his post and left the beleaguered country as the Taliban terrorist group is making significant advances across the country in recent days. Khalid Payenda has “resigned and left the country because Afghanistan is grappling with declining revenues after the takeover of the custom posts,” Finance Ministry spokesman Mohammad Rafi…
Former US Diplomats Say Biden Administration ‘Must Act Swiftly’ to Change Course in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in a state of chaos. In a major military offensive, the Taliban has taken over nine provincial capitals with two falling to the militia on the night of Aug. 10. As the militant group ignores peace negotiations and as their killings of civilians, prisoners, and government leaders increase, a cry for a change…
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August 11, 2021
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Senate Democrats pass a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint, what’s next for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after his resignation, and President Biden says he has no regrets about pulling out of Afghanistan.
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 11)
August 11, 2021
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2021 federal budgetAfghanistanGovernor Andrew CuomoLive VideosNews VideosNTD News TodayPresident BidenUSVideo
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Senate Democrats pass a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint, what’s next for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after his resignation, and President Joe Biden says he has no regrets about pulling out of Afghanistan.
Taliban Seizes Afghanistan’s Borders With Tajikistan, Uzbekistan: Russian Official
The Taliban on Wednesday seized Afghanistan’s borders with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as the designated terrorist group continues its blistering offensive in the wake of the United States pulling out of the country, according to Russia’s minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu. Shoigu told Russia’s Kommersant daily newspaper that the group has control of Afghanistan’s northern border. Shoigu…
Taliban Seizes 9 Provincial Capitals Across Afghanistan in 6 Days
The Taliban has managed to capture nine provincial capitals in Afghanistan in just six days as U.S.-led foreign forces complete their withdrawal from the beleaguered South Asian country. “Unfortunately, after hours of heavy fighting, the ANDSF [Afghan National Security Forces] retreated,” said Jawad Mujadidi, a provincial council member from Badakhshan. “With the fall of Faizabad…
Thousands of Russian, Other Troops Hold Drills Turning Back Enemy Offensive on Afghan Border
Large-scale wargames were held in Tajikistan, a Central Asian country located next to Afghanistan, as the United States continues to withdraw from the beleaguered country. Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik military forces took part in the joint exercises, located near the country’s border with Afghanistan, according to officials from the ex-Soviet countries. Tajik Defence Minister Sherali…
Biden: No Regrets on Withdrawing From Afghanistan as Taliban Advances
Despite the Taliban’s capturing more territory in Afghanistan this week, President Joe Biden does not regret withdrawing U.S. troops from the country. “I do not regret my decision,” Biden told reporters in Washington at an unrelated press conference. Former President Donald Trump triggered the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, where American forces have been stationed since…
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