Taliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension
The Taliban said Tuesday that they were “not allowing the evacuation of Afghans anymore” and warned that the US must stick to next week’s deadline… Read More ›
The Taliban said Tuesday that they were “not allowing the evacuation of Afghans anymore” and warned that the US must stick to next week’s deadline… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaida, the group that… Read More ›
Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major foreign policy crisis of the Biden administration,… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend,… Read More ›
One week after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the situation at the capital’s airport has become increasingly desperate, with more than 20,000 people in and… Read More ›
The Taliban have shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burka the same day the group promised to honor women’s rights. The… Read More ›
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police officers are no longer enforcing a new law that critics believe has emboldened officers to arrest bystanders… Read More ›
Khaled Hosseini’s novels show readers around the world a side of Afghanistan that goes beyond war and terror. His debut best-seller “The Kite Runner” was… Read More ›
British officer says not all infants made it to safety; thousands stranded in no-man’s land between Taliban fighters and Western troops Thousands of Afghans… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that… Read More ›
Washington – While the US State Department continues to engage in high-level diplomatic talks with the Taliban in the neutral setting of Doha, Qatar, as… Read More ›
President says US forces will remain on the ground until last Americans are retrieved from Taliban-controlled country WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Joe Biden… Read More ›
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a sad reflection on our society that we have caused the Governor of New York State… Read More ›
Washington – Visiting Brussels earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was single-minded in his message to American allies. “America is back,” he declared in the… Read More ›
Iran is optimistic that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will benefit Tehran. It has been close to two months since the last meeting in… Read More ›
US president and UK leader announce a virtual summit of the G7 leaders next week on the Taliban’s surprise seizure of power WASHINGTON —… Read More ›
Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies — still frantically evacuating their personnel… Read More ›
Following the successful invasion of Kabul, the Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as over. Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as… Read More ›
Russia’s embassy in Kabul says Ashraf Ghani couldn’t fit all the money in the aircraft, and left some behind on the tarmac Afghan President Ashraf… Read More ›
ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election… Read More ›