House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) indicated that he intends to push for investigations into President Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after the country was swiftly taken over by the Taliban terrorist group. He told Punchbowl News on Sunday that Congress needs to probe the administration’s handling of the…
McCarthy Says Will Push for Probes Into Biden’s Handing of Afghanistan: Report
McCarthy Says Will Push for Probes Into Biden’s Handling of Afghanistan: Report
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) indicated that he intends to push for investigations into President Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after the country was swiftly taken over by the Taliban terrorist group. He told Punchbowl News on Sunday that Congress needs to probe the administration’s handling of the…
Pentagon Warns of Worsening Terrorist Threat After Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan
The U.S. Department of Defense is now evaluating Afghanistan for the “reconstruction of terrorist networks” after the Taliban captured Kabul and declared victory over the weekend, said a spokesman. Before the Taliban was toppled in the early 2000s by U.S. forces, the group was accused of harboring terrorist organizations including al-Qaeda and, later, the Haqqani…
Lessons From Afghanistan
Commentary You have to give President Biden credit for consistency. Unfortunately, he has been consistently wrong. As Robert Gates, former defense secretary in the Obama administration once put it, Biden has “been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan (and…
Russian Embassy Claims Afghan President Fled With Cars and Helicopter ‘Full of Money’
The former president of Afghanistan reportedly fled the country with four vehicles and a helicopter “full of money” as Taliban insurgents closed in and took control of the nation’s capital, according to Russian embassy staff in Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani, whose current whereabouts are unknown, confirmed in a statement on Aug. 15 that he fled the…
UK Military Cannot Return to Afghanistan: Former NATO Head
The former head of NATO has said the UK military cannot return to Afghanistan after the country was retaken by the Taliban on Sunday. Lord Robertson, who served as general secretary of the military alliance between 1999 and 2004—and issued a statement invoking article five of the treaty that provides for collective defence after the…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 16)
The Taliban’s rapid gains in Afghanistan catch President Joe Biden’s team by surprise, according to the Secretary of State. We have reactions in the U.S. And we hear from a former UN special envoy for Afghanistan. The British prime minister says the Taliban should not be recognized as the Afghan government. This, as several western…
World Leaders Shocked, Express Disappointment Over Afghanistan Collapse
World leaders expressed shock and dismay after the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, following swift advances that caught the United States off guard as it was withdrawing from the country. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the Taliban takeover as “extremely difficult,” adding that it is “very important the West collectively should work together to…
Live Q&A: 6,000 Troops Deploying to Afghanistan to Assist; Remain in Mexico Policy Reinstated
The Biden administration is sending 6,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help U.S. personnel evacuate the country as Taliban forces move into Kabul. And in other news, a federal judge ordered the renewal of the “Remain in Mexico” policy to address the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host…
Biden Admin Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over Collapse of Afghanistan
Republican lawmakers were on the offensive on Sunday and questioned why President Joe Biden hasn’t issued any public statements on Afghanistan essentially being captured by the Taliban terrorist group after it took Kabul. “Why is Joe Biden in hiding? He should immediately address the nation and answer for the catastrophic situation in Afghanistan. Conference calls…
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