Speaker Johnson leads ceremony honoring victims of Kabul suicide bombing Speaker of the House Mike Johnson led a ceremony this week that posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal…
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State Department Announces Philippines Will Host Afghanis Awaiting Visas
300 eligible Afghan allies seeking asylum from the Taliban-ruled country will wait in the Philippines for the completion of processing. The State Department announced that the Philippines has…
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Defense Department Identifies 2021 Afghan Airport Suicide Bomber
Officials concluded there was no way to tactically prevent the attack. The Department of Defense (DoD) concluded this week that there was no way to have tactically prevented…
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Taliban Releases Two Americans in “Goodwill Gesture”
The announcement comes after President Biden’s administration criticizes the barring of women from university. The State Department announced that the Taliban has released two Americans that they were…
Read MoreAmerican Freed in Prisoner Swap with Taliban
President Biden commends the return of abducted engineer Mark Frerichs. Early this week, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for tribal leader Bashir Noorzai. Frerichs…
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U.S. Left $7 Billion in Military Equipment in Afghanistan
Inspector general report confirms what the Taliban “inherited.” A Department of Defense inspector general has confirmed that, when the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan a year ago,…
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President Splits Up Frozen Afghan Assets
Some will go to 9/11 families. On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order to help enable $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets to be divided between humanitarian…
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President Biden Tells Taliban to Release American Hostage
American Navy veteran held two years. President Joe Biden has called for the Taliban’s release of Mark Frerichs, a U.S. Navy veteran if the Taliban expects to be…
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Military Family Members Remain in Afghanistan
Pentagon informed those relatives want to leave. Sixty United States service members have notified the Department of Defense about relatives who are still in Afghanistan but want to get out. Undersecretary of…
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U.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…
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