Could be linked to activate ISIS cell. Police in Northern Virginia are increasing their presence around shopping malls and high-volume roads and transit areas in response to reports of…
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Defense Department Voices Concern over ISIS-K
Undersecretary of Defense testifies before Senate Armed Services Committee about growing terrorist capabilities. On Tuesday, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl stated before the Senate Armed Services…
Read MoreWhite House Holds Roundtable on Afghan Evacuees
Administration gets private sector involved in Operation Allies Welcome. Secretary of State Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and White House Coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome Jack Markell led a…
Read MoreInvestigations Launched Into Afghanistan Departure
State Department focus will include Special Immigrant Visa program. The State Department’s inspector general is launching a series of investigations into the end of diplomatic operations in Afghanistan. Reviews…
Read MoreAfghan Evacuee Flights Resume from Ramstein to U.S.
Flights had been paused due to diseases. Flights carrying evacuees from Afghanistan have resumed from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to the United States. The flights were paused…
Read MoreU.S. Delegation Meets with Taliban in Qatar
Discussions include Americans who want to leave Afghanistan. The State Department announced that a delegation from the U.S. met with senior representatives from the Taliban in Qatar this…
Read MoreState Department Unclear on Americans in Afghanistan
”We continue to fulfill our pledge,” Spokesman Price says. More than a month after the last U.S. forces left Afghanistan, the State Department still cannot offer specific numbers…
Read MoreAfghan Evacuees Prematurely Leaving U.S. Bases
“It’s a giant can of worms,” said one immigration official. Hundreds of Afghan evacuees are leaving U.S. military base housing before receiving U.S. resettlement services. A number of…
Read MoreGeneral Milley, Secretary Austin Testify Before Congress
Evacuation from Kabul called “a logistical success, but a strategic failure.” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley testified before…
Read MoreFBI Investigating Afghan Rescue Groups
Bureau is looking at funding, whether federal laws were broken. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been reaching out to members of veterans’ groups working to evacuate American…
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