U.S. Embassy tells Americans NOT to go to Kabul airport due to security threats
U.S. Embassy tells Americans NOT to go to Kabul airport due to security threats The U.S. Embassy issued a stern warning to Americans on Saturday not to go to Kabul […]
The Latest: Friday prayers quiet in Kabul, Taliban unseen
By The Associated PressIn this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, […]
US announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN 2 hrs agoLike3 Comments|68 Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands desperate to leave Afghanistan sought to […]
Biden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER 15 minutes ago 1 of 10 President Joe Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants […]
US diplomats sent cable warning of potential catastrophe in Afghanistan last month
By Kylie Atwood, CNN August 20, 2021 Gen. Petraeus: The Taliban will be in an extraordinary bind 01:20 Washington (CNN)A group of US diplomats wrote a classified cable to Secretary of State Antony Blinken in mid-July warning that swift action needed to be taken because they believed the situation in Afghanistan could […]
Outrage in Afghanistan as US military dogs evacuated while human allies left behind
AFGHANISTAN 8 hours ago Mike Kilpatrick US military dogs have been given seats onboard aircraft carrying out evacuations from Afghanistan, leaving desperate people stranded and drawing anger on social media. NBC […]
Taliban can’t touch Afghanistan’s gold stored away in the US
Samanth Subramanian © Provided by Quartz The Biden administration has frozen the Afghanistan government’s holdings in US banks, preventing the Taliban from accessing billions of dollars—a major, if indeterminate, part of the […]
Yusef Lateef: Never Done Before
Another convert to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NEWS, FROM THE MAGAZINE, YUSEF LATEEF By Howard Mandel I Aug. 17, 2021 Yusef Lateef came out of the jazz continuum to pursue a career driven by his curiosity and desire to move beyond the implications and limitations of that term, if not the genre. Starting […]
Meet Abdul – Ahmadi refugee
August 9, 2021 “I want to tell you why I left my country.” After a multi-year journey from his home country, with support and guidance from the IRC and IOM, Adbul, his […]
US Policy Toward Afghanistan Was a Recipe for Collapse From the Start
BY Stephen Zunes, Truthout PUBLISHEDAugust 17, 2021 We must not allow the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan to be used to rewrite history and teach the wrong lessons. The rapid fall of […]
Evacuations from Afghanistan speed up, Taliban vows peace: Live
Western nations step up evacuations from Afghanistan as Taliban promises women’s rights and media freedom in first press conference. By Zaheena Rasheed and Tamila Varshalomidze 18 Aug 2021|Updated: 9 minutes ago Planes carrying hundreds […]
Watchdog describes litany of US failures in Afghanistan mission
Special inspector general says United States officials failed to ‘implement a coherent strategy’ over 20 years in Afghanistan. 17 Aug 2021 The United States “struggled to develop and implement a […]
The US, the Taliban and the stunning defeat in Afghanistan
The Taliban victory is a major humiliation for the US, but perhaps that’s the silver lining of the Afghan tragedy. Marwan Bishara Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. 16 Aug […]
North Carolina, a child bride destination, moves to change law
AUGUST 16, 2021 Known for its coastlines, mountains and the state that was “first in flight,” North Carolina has also developed a more dubious reputation recently: as a regional destination […]
How to contain the crisis in Afghanistan
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEGAugust 16, 2021 23:08573 Short Url https://arab.news/63yec As events unfold rapidly in Afghanistan, it is important to keep in mind what still can and should be done to […]
Ending America’s Endless War
We Must Stop Giving Terrorists Exactly What They Want By Bernie Sanders June 24, 2019 The United States has been at war for too long. Even today, we seem to be […]
We All Lost Afghanistan
Two Decades of Mistakes, Misjudgments, and Collective Failure By P. Michael McKinley August 16, 2021 As Afghanistan tumbles into Taliban hands, the avalanche of recrimination and outright condemnation of the Biden […]
Evacuation in Kabul echoes US exit from Vietnam’s Saigon in 1975
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL ASIA PACIFIC AUG 15, 2021 1:28 PM GMT+3A combination picture of a CIA employee (most likely O.B. Harnage) helping Vietnamese evacuees onto an Air America helicopter from […]
Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper
11:53 AM CEST Last Updated 20 minutes ago Reuters Afghan president in talks as Taliban near Kabul Summary Taliban enter Kabul from all sides – interior ministry official < U.S. […]
US asks Taliban to spare Kabul embassy: NYT
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ASIA PACIFIC AUG 13, 2021 The American flag flutters after it was raised at the opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in the Afghani capital of Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. […]