Government
American returns home after year of confinement in AfghanistanA 64-year-old U.S. citizen returned home Wednesday after more than a year of detention in Afghanistan under the Taliban, despite never being charged with a crime. “Earlier this month, I met Molly, Amy, and… Read More
World
‘A yes to Trump’: Pakistan attacks Taliban in what may be ‘strategic opening’The war between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban escalated Tuesday after a Pakistani airstrike on what Afghanistan called a drug rehab facility that Pakistan claims also stored ammunition. Taliban officials… Read More
Terrorism
In 45 years, nearly 70,000 Islamic terrorist attacks committed worldwide(The Center Square) – Twenty-four years after 9/11, and after multiple wars and U.S. military interventions overseas, the U.S. hasn’t stopped Islamic terrorist attacks from occurring at home or… Read More
World
Afghanistan became ‘terrorist haven’ again thanks to money, weapons left by Biden admin(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Afghanistan has again become a “terrorist haven” harboring Al Qaeda followers after former President Joe Biden allowed American weapons and funds to fall into the… Read More
Federal Spending
Feds send millions of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban(The Center Square) – After two decades at war with the Taliban, the U.S. government is now sending millions of taxpayer dollars to the terrorist group. The Taliban resumed power… Read More
Biden administration
Lawmakers dig through the rubble of chaotic, deadly Afghanistan withdrawal(The Center Square) – Lawmakers lamented the poor execution of the deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan but disagreed on who was to blame at a congressional oversight hearing… Read More
Biden administration
New GOP oversight chair demands ‘accountability’ for ‘catastrophic’ Afghanistan withdrawal(The Center Square) – House Oversight Republicans pledged to use their newfound majority to hold President Joe Biden “accountable” for the controversial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan last year. Read More
Biden administration
Polls: Afghanis’ suffering has spiked since U.S. troop withdrawal(The Center Square) – Newly released survey data shows Afghanis are reporting a spike in suffering since the Taliban took control of the country after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of… Read More
Biden administration
Republicans blast Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan withdrawal(The Center Square) – On the one-year anniversary of the chaotic and deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban is in control of the struggling nation and Republicans… Read More
National
Scandalous: Senate report says Biden left up to 9,000 Americans in AfghanistanIn what President Biden declared an “extraordinary success,” as many as 9,000 Americans were abandoned during the administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan last August, a new Senate report… Read More
National, State Government
Wentzville Marine among those killed in terrorist attacks at Kabul airportWENTZVILLE, Mo. – A 20-year-old Marine from Missouri was among those killed in the pair of suicide bombings at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday. Read More
National
Analysis: Kamala Harris backed Afghan exit despite intel warning Taliban would abuse women againJust 12 days before President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the U.S. intelligence community warned the White House that allowing the Taliban to control the… Read More
National
Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan(The Center Square) – Reports of violence and chaos in Afghanistan as the Taliban asserted control of the nation has sparked criticism of President Joe Biden, but the president reaffirmed… Read More