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Terrorism threats on the rise 3 years after Afghanistan exit 

Three years after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan and ushered in a new phase in the war on terror, the threat posed by terrorist groups such as ISIS is once again on the rise around the world. ISIS has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks around the world this year, from Turkey to Iran to […]

Vance Tells Kamala Harris to ‘Go to Hell’ for Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

Republican presidential candidate and Marine Corps veteran Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio on Wednesday had harsh words for Vice President Kamala Harris over President Joe Biden and his administration's failure to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. “It's disgraceful that 13 Americans have lost their lives and not a single person has been fired. Kamala Harris […]

She Was Just in the Room for Afghanistan Decisions ‘to Listen’

Speaking on CNN News Central on Wednesday, former Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Leon Panetta, who is an endorser of 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, said that while Harris was in the room when the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was made, she was there “to listen” and “does not […]

Trump sidesteps his role in Afghanistan exit in trying to link Harris to chaos

Former President Trump is attempting a campaign tactic to attack Harris as the architect of the failed effort to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a chaotic and deadly truce that has overshadowed Biden's presidency but succeeded in ending the longest war in U.S. history. Republicans and Democrats have been trading accusations over which administration is […]

Taliban Claims U.N. Will Help Fund ‘Small Business’ Loans in Afghanistan

The ruling Taliban-controlled Afghanistan state news agency reported on Monday in a now-deleted article that the United Nations Political Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was working to “facilitate small-scale projects through loan clauses.” In a separate article, still available on its website, state news agency Bakhtar reported that UNAMA head Roza Otunbayeva said broadly that UNAMA […]

Trump Honors 13 Fallen Heroes from Afghanistan Withdrawal at Arlington

Former President Donald Trump paid tribute to 13 U.S. troops killed in the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. President Trump laid a wreath and placed his hand over his heart as a bugler played Taps in memory of those killed in the August 26, […]

Harris ‘Owes’ Explanation for Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal

Former Trump administration Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Vice President Kamala Harris to explain the “catastrophic failures” that led to the deaths of 13 U.S. troops during the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago Monday. Appearing on X on the third anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing at Kabul International […]