State Department regulations do not prioritize religious minorities. Fearing religious violence by the Taliban, humanitarian aid groups in Afghanistan have been scrambling to get Afghan Christians out of…
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Taliban Agree to Allow Extractions Beyond Deadline
National security advisor says deal reached with U.S.-led coalition. The United States in conjunction with allied nations reached a deal with the Taliban on Sunday to continue extracting…
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Second U.S. Airstrike Hits ISIS Suicide Vehicle
The ensuing explosions indicated the vehicle was heavily armed. An American drone struck a vehicle carrying at least one Islamic State suicide bomber heading for the Kabul airport.…
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Taliban Issues New National Rules
Women need chaperones and music is banned. This past week, a spokesman for the leader of the Taliban said that music will be banned in Afghanistan and women…
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Veterans Lead Covert Rescue Ops
They work to move small groups at night to airport access. A volunteer group of American military veterans has been helping hundreds of at-risk Afghan elite forces and…
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World Bank Freezes Afghanistan Aid
At issue is the legitimacy of Taliban rule. The World Bank suspended funding for dozens of projects in Afghanistan. The institution has committed around $5.3 billion for reconstruction…
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U.S. Conducts Airstrike Against ISIS-K
CENTCOM said that an ISIS-K planner was the target and that the strike was successful. Less than 48 hours after the attack on the Kabul airport, U.S. forces…
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Pentagon Adds Three Domestic Bases for Refugees
Total number of military bases in use inside the U.S. now at seven. On Friday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated, “Today the Department of Defense can announce…
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Only One Major Bomb in Kabul, Pentagon Now Says
Death toll now at 13 U.S. service members, 169 Afghans. At the Pentagon news briefing Friday morning, General McKenzie corrected information relayed the day before, saying there was…
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Pentagon Briefs Nation on Afghanistan
Officials discuss bombing, injuries and loss of life, military support, evacuations, and refugee relocations Watch the briefing from Defense Department officials. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby and Air Force…
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