Tag: Taliban

US Airstrike Hits Suicide Bomber in Vehicle Going to Kabul Airport

A U.S. military spokesman confirmed that a U.S. military airstrike targeted a suicide bomber who tried to attack the Kabul airport on Sunday amid the American-led evacuation of the airport. Zabihullah Mujahid, the main Taliban spokesman, had earlier told The Associated Press and other media outlets that the strike occurred on Sunday. U.S. military officials…


EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Special Ops Michael Brewer on Heroic Rescue Efforts Airlifting Americans, Afghans Out of Afghanistan

“He was being actively hunted by the Taliban… They had hacked his phone.” As escape from Afghanistan becomes more perilous, groups of ex-Special Operations are working together with people on the ground in Kabul to rescue Americans and their Afghan allies and airlift them to safety. “We’re tracking over 3000 individuals now,” says Michael Brewer,…


Taliban: Ready to Take ‘Full Control’ of Kabul Airport After US Departs

The Taliban terrorist group has taken “full control” of almost every area near the airport in the capital of Afghanistan and is ready to take over as soon as U.S. troops depart, two senior officials from the group claimed on Friday. One of the seniors said their forces have taken over the area with the exception of…


Kash’s Corner: We Knew This Would Happen in Afghanistan, and We Had a Strategy to Prevent It

“It’s not like we deleted all that intelligence when we transitioned,” says Kash Patel, who previously served as Chief of Staff to then-Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller. “Our assessment was that if we surrendered in Afghanistan—that is, if we just up and left—the Taliban would take over almost immediately,” Patel says. In the premiere…


[Coming 08/28, 12PM ET] Afghanistan: Reporter’s Daring Escape; Resistance Offerers Glimmer of Hope

Veteran war correspondent Hollie McKay made it out of Afghanistan—under Taliban escort. She joins us from Uzbekistan to share her incredible story and some unique insights on what the future holds. In America Q&A we ask: Given what we know now, do you think America was right to leave Afghanistan? Finally, in our second America…


[Coming 08/28, 12PM ET] Afghanistan: Reporter’s Daring Escape; Resistance Offers Glimmer of Hope

Veteran war correspondent Hollie McKay made it out of Afghanistan—under Taliban escort. She joins us from Uzbekistan to share her incredible story and some unique insights on what the future holds. In America Q&A, we ask: Given what we know now, do you think America was right to leave Afghanistan? Finally, in our second America…


Afghanistan: Reporter’s Daring Escape; Resistance Offerers Glimmer of Hope

Veteran war correspondent Hollie McKay made it out of Afghanistan—under Taliban escort. She joins us from Uzbekistan to share her incredible story and some unique insights on what the future holds. In America Q&A we ask: Given what we know now, do you think America was right to leave Afghanistan? Finally, in our second America…


Afghanistan: Reporter’s Daring Escape; Resistance Offers Glimmer of Hope

Veteran war correspondent Hollie McKay made it out of Afghanistan—under Taliban escort. She joins us from Uzbekistan to share her incredible story and some unique insights on what the future holds. In America Q&A, we ask: Given what we know now, do you think America was right to leave Afghanistan? Finally, in our second America…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 27)

Officials say they expect more attacks in Kabul after 180 were killed, a former Afghan interpreter says concerned for his family’s safety as the Taliban reportedly goes door to door, and 1,700 white vases line the grass of Pennsylvania’s Independence Hall to honor lives lost to gun violence.


‘There Will Be a Day of Reckoning’ for Biden’s Actions on Afghanistan: Kevin McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said President Joe Biden has lost the trust and confidence of the American people because of his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and that “there will be a day of reckoning” for the administration to explain what led to 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians being killed outside the…