Afghan Olympic runner competes with message to the Taliban on her bib
Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi competed in the 100 metres at the Olympics with a message about women’s rights written on the back of her bib. After finishing last in the qualifying round on Friday, Yusofi lifted his bib to reveal messages written on the back that appeared to read “Education,” “Sport” and “Our Rights,” according […]
Ex-Marine leads plea for Congress to hear exiled Afghan resistance leader’s warnings
A former reconnaissance Marine, a former Navy SEAL and a former Pentagon chief who conducted civilian rescue missions inside Afghanistan are urging Congress to listen to top leaders of the Afghan resistance movement and end direct and indirect financial support for the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The US withdrawal coincided with the return of National […]
Tim Scott warns of Iranian, Afghan ‘sleeper cells’ in US due to border crisis
Exclusive: Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) issued a stark warning about the crisis at the US border during an RNC event on Wednesday. “We have guys coming across our southern border from Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon,” Scott said at a breakfast for the South Carolina Republican delegation. “I believe there are sleeper cells in […]
Afghan child remains in limbo after appeals court voids U.S. Marine’s adoption
The future of a young Afghan boy is uncertain after he lost his family in a U.S. nighttime raid in Afghanistan five years ago. A Virginia appeals court on Tuesday invalidated the adoption of an Afghan war orphan, nicknamed “Baby Doe” in court documents, by U.S. Marine Mast and his wife, Stephanie Mast. The court […]