Tag: Taliban

Taliban ‘Carrying Out Door-to-Door Manhunt’: Intelligence Group

The Taliban terrorist group is carrying out a highly organized door-to-door manhunt for people on their wanted list, according to the head of a nonprofit providing intelligence to the United Nations. “They have lists of individuals and even within the very first hours of moving into Kabul they began a search of former government employees—especially…


Billions of Dollars in US Weapons, Aircraft Likely Seized by Taliban

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…


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…


Taliban Fire Guns as Protesters Wave Afghan Flag on Independence Day, Videos Show

Several protesters were reportedly killed by Taliban terrorists who opened fire at crowds of Afghans during the nation’s Independence Day. In one video, the sound of gunfire was heard on the streets of the capital, Kabul, on Thursday, near a rally that was being organized, leading to mass panic, with people seen taking cover. The footage…


Afghan Protests Spread to Kabul in Early Challenge to Taliban

KABUL—Protests against the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital Kabul, and a witness said several people were killed when the terrorists fired on a crowd in Asadabad in the eastern province of Kunar. “Our flag, our identity,” a crowd of men and women waving black, red, and green…


Biden Says al-Qaeda Bigger Threat Than Taliban, Claims Group in ‘Existential Crisis’

President Joe Biden says there is a “significantly greater” threat from al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups in other countries than the Taliban in Afghanistan as he defended his administration’s turbulent withdrawal. In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Biden stressed that the United States should shift its focus on places where terrorist threats are considered…


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…


Taliban Official: No Democracy in Afghanistan, Council Will Likely Rule

The Taliban terrorist group is considering using a council to govern Afghanistan after taking over the country, while leaving the movement’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, in overall charge. Akhundzada would likely play a role above the head of the council, who would be akin to the country’s president, Taliban official Waheedullah Hashimi, who has access to the…


Facts Matter (Aug 18): $83B Spent on Afghan Army Ends Up in Taliban Hands: Guns, Ammo, Helicopters, Rockets

There are currently about 11,000 Americans who are stuck in Afghanistan. However, it appears that they are being left alone and allowed to evacuate. Meanwhile, after taking over provincial capitals, as well as Kabul, the Taliban was able to seize billions of dollars worth of American military equipment. This includes guns, ammunition, rocket launchers, as…


Top Gen. Mark Milley: Nobody Could Have Predicted Afghan Government Would Collapse in 11 Days

The top U.S. general, Mark Milley, said Wednesday there was no intelligence that indicated the Afghan army would collapse in just a matter of days. “There was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days,” Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…