MELBOURNE—Australia ran four flights into Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday night, evacuating more than 300 people, including Australians, Afghan visa holders, New Zealanders, and U.S. and British citizens, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. The news came after the United States and Germany told their citizens in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport, citing…
No Tali-‘Ban’ on Tweets
Social media did not exist when the Taliban last controlled Afghanistan. But with the recent return of the Taliban to power, they have been able to tweet to their nearly 900,000 followers, prompting serious inquiry into Twitter’s terms of service and giving terrorists a platform to propagandize and use western technology against us. Hosted by…
Vietnam War Reporter Ronald Yates: Is Afghanistan Withdrawal a Repeat of Vietnam?
“I thought it was bad in Saigon. This is even worse,” says three-time Pulitzer nominee Ronald Yates, who witnessed the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Yates has also reported firsthand from Afghanistan under the Soviet occupation, and for three and a half years, he did military intelligence work with…
Chinese Regime ‘Dreams of Emulating the Taliban,’ Taiwan Says
Taiwan’s foreign minister on Aug. 21 accused Beijing of wanting to follow the Taliban’s footsteps by seizing control of the democratic island, saying the island has no desire to to subjected to communist rule. The rapid fall of Afghanistan into the Taliban’s hands weeks before the scheduled withdrawal of American troops has spurred debate about…
Biden Cancels Planned Trip to Delaware on Saturday: White House
A White House official said President Joe Biden has canceled his plans to travel to Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday and will instead remain in Washington. The official said Biden was currently receiving a briefing on Afghanistan, where a desperate evacuation of American citizens and Afghan allies is underway after the Taliban’s lightning takeover of the…
Pentagon Confirms Americans Have Been Beaten in Afghanistan
Americans have been beaten in Afghanistan, a U.S. military official said Saturday. A day after he said the military was aware of reports that Americans were beaten by Taliban terrorists, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that “we know of a small number of cases where some Americans … have been harassed, and in some cases, beaten.”…
First Afghans Land in US as Massive Evacuation Effort Continues
Afghan evacuees landed in the United States for the first time since the Taliban took over their home country, U.S. officials said Saturday. Three flights touched down at Dulles International Airport in Washington, Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor told reporters at the Pentagon. “There are now Afghans, in just one week after beginning this operation, that…
Germany: Helicopters to Join Kabul Airlifts, Nearly 2,000 People Evacuated
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced on Saturday that the nation’s military has evacuated about 2,000 people from the capital of Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover last week. “The situation is difficult, but with our capabilities and everything that comes up on the ground, we will keep on taking out as many as possible,” Kramp-Karrenbauer…
EU Neighbors Jointly Rebuke Belarus for Illegal Migrant Surge
WARSAW—The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia came together on Saturday to condemn Belarus for allowing migrants to illegally cross its borders into the European Union. “All European Union member states have a duty to protect borders and to stop illegal entries,” read a Polish government statement published after a video conference of the…
Greece Erects Steel Wall Along Turkish Border Over Afghan Migration Fears
Greece has completed the construction of a 25-mile (40-km) long steel wall and a new surveillance system along the border with Turkey amid concerns about a possible surge of illegal immigrants trying to reach Europe following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan this month. “Our borders remain secure and inviolable. The new boundary wall has been completed…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta