Washington’s strategy in Afghanistan aimed to beat the Taliban by winning the hearts and minds of the people it was supposedly fighting for. But Raziq embodied a flaw in that plan. The Americans …
Russian Intelligence Chief: Cannot ignore what’s happening in Afghanistan
Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s intelligence service, said at the meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States that Russia cannot ignore the events unfolding in Afghanistan. He further …
UN expresses concern over rise in child marriages in Afghanistan
The United Nations Women’s Section has reported a 25% increase in child marriages in Afghanistan due to the ban on girls’ education. In a published report, the organization has called on the …
Trump, Biden were warned Afghanistan would get ‘very bad, very fast,’ ex-top general says
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan during America’s 2021 withdrawal said he repeatedly warned the Trump and Biden administrations that pulling out all troops would make the security situation in …
Ex-White House press secretary Jen Psaki threatened with subpoena in Afghanistan pullout probe after Biden watch-check lie
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is dangling a subpoena threat if former White House press secretary Jen Psaki doesn’t submit to an interview with the panel.
Another 17 killed by heavy rains, floods in northern Afghanistan
Another 17 people were killed after a fresh round of torrential rains and flooding in northern Afghanistan over the past two days, an official said on Saturday.
Fresh rainstorms, floods kill 17 in north Afghanistan
MAIMANA, Afghanistan, May 25, 2024 (BSS/XINHUA) – New rounds of rainstorms and flooding have claimed 17 lives and injured 11 others in north Afghanistan’s Faryab and the neighboring Sari Pul province …
The Azadi Briefing: Deadly Floods Worsen Hunger Crisis In Afghanistan
Deadly floods in northern Afghanistan have created “hunger hot spots” in a region that was “already in crisis levels of food insecurity.” …
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki facing GOP subpoena over role in Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal
MSNBC host Jen Psaki is facing a possible congressional subpoena about the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R …
Afghanistan urgently needs long-term aid after floods
Hundreds of people have died in heavy flooding in Afghanistan. The country is regularly hit by natural disasters, but is poorly equipped to deal with them.