VOA News: In the following interview, McCaul accuses White House officials of “stonewalling” the investigation and mentions his September 3 decision to subpoena Secretary of State Antony Blinken for testimony even though findings of the full report were released Monday. “We’re still not finished with the investigation,” McCaul told VOA on Tuesday. Click here to
8am: The security and intelligence gaps created by the Taliban’s control over Afghanistan and the extensive presence of active terrorist and radical Islamic groups under their umbrella represent a significant and growing threat. This environment has created a remarkable opportunity for international terrorist organizations, including ISIS-K, al-Qaeda, and TTP, to strengthen and expand their operations.
Khaama: The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Michael McCaul, has criticized the U.S. Department of State for its failure to prepare a proper evacuation plan. Despite the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, the department was unprepared for the evacuation process. After two years of investigation, McCaul’s committee released a 300-page report detailing the American withdrawal from
Tolo News: The 18th of Sunbula marks the 23rd anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Massoud, a prominent figure in the fight against the Soviet Red Army invasion. Ahmad Shah Massoud, the son of Colonel Dost Mohammad Khan, was born on the 11th of Sunbula, 1332 of solar calendar (1953), in the Jangalak area
The Dispatch: In February 2020, the Trump administration negotiated a deal with the Taliban, known as the Doha Agreement. At that time, the Taliban was not the government of Afghanistan—but Trump believed that the jihadist militia would defeat the government in Kabul, eventually, and wasn’t interested in doing what it would take to prevent that.
By Abubakar Siddique and Satar Furogh Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 26, 2024 The harrowing events of August 26, 2021, are seared into Shafiullah Samsor’s memory. Twenty-two years old at the time, Samsor was among the thousands of desperate Afghans who had amassed outside Kabul airport hoping to be airlifted from the country by the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 18 2024 Top officials of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan marked 105 years of of the country’s independence on August 18 by demanding mutual respect from the international community. Afghanistan gained its independence in August 1919 after the signing of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty, which ended British control over the country’s foreign
Khaama: The Taliban’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has declared Sunday, August 18 (28 Asad), as a public holiday in Afghanistan, marking the country’s Independence Day. The ministry announced that this day will commemorate the 105th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from British colonial rule and will be observed as a public holiday across the
Afghanistan International: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, has dismissed the Taliban’s assertion that U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan due to defeat. He clarified that the U.S. withdrawal was a “strategic decision,” as continuing the conflict was no longer beneficial to U.S. interests. Click here to read more (external link). Related Foreign terrorists returned
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 13, 2024 The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power in Afghanistan with a military parade on August 14 amid what international aid groups say is one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises. Taliban forces seized Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on August 15, 2021, after the U.S.-backed government