Ariana: In a wide-ranging interview aired Monday on The Shawn Ryan Show podcast, the former first son described the execution of the Afghanistan withdrawal as a failure, while maintaining that ending the war itself was the right decision. “I think the failure — one of the failures — was the way in which they executed
Khaama: Vietnamese-American sculptor Tuan Andrew Nguyen will install an eight-meter replica of the Bamiyan Buddha along Tenth Street in Manhattan in spring 2026. Titled The Light That Shines Through the Universe, the sculpture is intended as a symbol of resilience, hope, and peace, commemorating the destroyed 6th-century statues in Afghanistan. The installation is part of
Afghanistan International: Germany plans to transfer 535 Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Germany by the end of December, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Thursday. Dobrindt said the transfer process has been accelerated amid the risk that the refugees could be deported from Pakistan. He told German media that many Afghans with German admission pledges
Axios: The fallout from last month’s D.C. shooting — where a suspected gunman from Afghanistan killed one National Guard member and injured another— has Afghan refugees in Richmond fearing an uncertain future, community leaders tell Axios. The big picture: More than 2,600 Afghan refugees have resettled in the Richmond area since 2021, when the U.S.
US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent told Congress that about 2,000 Afghans who entered the United States under Operation Allies Welcome have been flagged for alleged ties to terrorist groups, calling it one of the top security threats facing the country. pic.twitter.com/6r22GFCn8S — Amu TV English (@AmuTVEnglish) December 12, 2025 Amu: Joe Kent, director
Afghanistan International: US President Donald Trump has compared countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti and Somalia to “hellholes,” reiterating that he has halted immigration from what he described as “third-world countries.” He said he would prefer the United States to accept immigrants from countries like Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Trump made the remarks during a speech
Newsweek: Republicans are calling out the Trump administration after $45 million was reportedly sent to the Taliban in Afghanistan by the Department of State on Monday. Among those reacting to the reports was Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett, who has introduced a bill aimed at stopping tax dollars from being given to the group that regained
Khaama: Arrests of Afghans living in the United States have sharply increased in recent days, according to immigration lawyers and advocacy groups, following the shooting of two National Guard members by an Afghan national in late November. ABC News reported today that the uptick has created widespread fear among Afghan communities across several states. The
US$ 6,000,000,000 to the Taliban ! According to the Afghanistan International Bank (AIB), the United States has given six billion dollars in cash to the Taliban since August 2021 through AIB alone. There have been other methods of cash transactions as well. AIB says the notes… https://t.co/pe8QdHrYSI — Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) December 7, 2025 How
Afghanistan International: Afghanistan does not appear anywhere in the newly released National Security Strategy issued by the administration of US President Donald Trump. This marks a significant shift after two decades in which the country featured prominently in Washington’s foreign and security policy. In recent months, Trump repeatedly commented on the Bagram air base and