Posts Tagged: Taliban
Evacuated Afghans, Hoping to Resettle in US, Face Extended Limbo in Third Countries
In mid-August, Ahmad got an urgent call from his nephew, Zia, telling him to come immediately to Kabul airport to try to get on an...
Biden Aide Guarantees Safe Passage for Americans From Afghanistan
The Biden administration expects the Taliban to continue allowing safe passage for Americans and others to leave Afghanistan after the US military withdrawal is completed...
Veteran Afghan Strongmen to Form New Front for Negotiating With the Taliban
A band of veteran Afghan leaders, including two regional strongmen, are angling for talks with the Taliban and plan to meet within weeks to form...
The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Empowers International Terrorism
JNS.org - In a stunning statement last Friday in which he defended his withdrawal decision, President Joe Biden claimed that Al-Qaeda was “gone” from Afghanistan....
Uproar in Washington: Did US Share Evacuee Names with Taliban?
i24 News – Did the US military give the Taliban the names of Americans and Afghans waiting to be evacuated in order to facilitate the...
‘The Women of Afghanistan Must Be Heard’: Israel’s Ambassador to UN Demands Equal Rights for Afghans at Human Rights Council
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva urged member states to safeguard the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan following the takeover of...
CAIR Lectures Media About Accurately Quoting Jihadists
On Monday, after Kabul fell, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem said that it was "a great day for the Afghan people and the mujahideen. They have...
Afghanistan’s Massoud Says He Will Not Surrender to Taliban: Report
The son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s, said he will not surrender...
Putin, Erdogan Agree to Strengthen Coordination on Afghan Issues
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Afghanistan during a phone call and agreed to strengthen bilateral coordination on Afghan...
EU Says No Recognition of Taliban, No Political Talks
The European Union has not recognized the Taliban, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, nor is it holding political talks with...
US Urges Americans to Keep Clear of Kabul Airport as Crowd Chaos Grows
The United States advised Americans in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport on Saturday as thousands gathered trying to flee the country almost a...
Afghanistan’s Fall Is a Message to US Allies
As the scenes of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban continue to unfold following the US decision to withdraw its 2,500 remaining troops -- and the...
Jewish Groups Sound Alarm on Afghanistan, Warn of Taliban’s Misogyny, Disregard for Human Rights
Major Jewish organizations expressed "horror" at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in recent days, pointing to the Islamist group’s long record of misogyny and human...
Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan Stokes Fears of Renewed Terrorism Against Israel, Western Allies
As the Taliban pledged a policy of no "internal or external enemies" on Tuesday following its seizure of the Afghan capital Kabul, Israel and Western...
