Chinese foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban representatives as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan. A photo posted on the ministry’s website showed Wang Yi posing with senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his delegation in the city of Tianjin, then sitting down to…
FAA Issues New Flight Restrictions Over Afghanistan
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it has imposed new flight restrictions over Afghanistan for U.S. airlines and other U.S. operators in response to the changing security environment. The FAA, in an emergency order effective Sunday, said flights operating below 26,000-feet are prohibited in the Kabul Flight Information Region, which largely covers…
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Hit Record High Amid US Troop Withdrawal: UN
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit a record high in May and June of 2021, when U.S. troops began their withdrawal, a United Nations report said Monday. The overall number of civilian deaths and injuries in the first half of 2021 rose 47 percent to 5,183 compared to the same period in 2020 and inched towards…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 26)
Dr. Anthony Fauci says federal officials are considering new mask mandates, even for the vaccinated. What else does he have to say? And what’s the CDC’s stance on local mask mandates? The Department of Justice won’t be investigating governors accused of mismanagement in the handling of the pandemic in nursing homes. Critics say 4 Democratic…
Pakistan-India Ceasefire a Response to Developing Situation in Afghanistan
News Analysis NEW DELHI—India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire for the first time in two decades on their heavily militarized, disputed border in late February, a development experts said was influenced by the situation in Afghanistan. The ceasefire can’t be seen as an independent incident and there’s a regional context to the situation that’s determined…
Biden Authorizes $100 Million in Emergency Funds for Afghan Refugees
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Biden also authorized the release of $200 million in services and articles from the inventories of U.S. government…
China, Afghanistan Top Blinken Agenda on India, Kuwait Trip
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus, and Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday. The trip comes as the Biden administration seeks to shore up U.S. leadership in vaccinating the world against COVID-19, tries to blunt increasing Chinese aggression, and moves to evacuate…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 21)
The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on whether to start debating the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Democrats say it’s time to get the ball rolling. But why are Republicans reluctant? The end of the war in Afghanistan brings calm to a minister at a base in Delaware. He says he prays for a time…
Iranian State-Run Newspaper Reports Creation of Shiite Proxy Against Taliban
Iran has called on a Shiite proxy force to “rise up” and fight against the Taliban terrorist group, according to Jomhouri-e Eslami, a newspaper owned by the Iranian regime, in its lead print story on July 19. Often described as an official Iranian newspaper whose editor-in-chief is appointed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Jomhouri-e Eslami…
Afghan President Slams Taliban; Rockets Target Kabul Palace
KABUL, Afghanistan—At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. There were no injuries and the rockets landed outside the heavily fortified palace grounds, said Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesman for the interior minister. No one…
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