Sep 10 WATCH: Troops killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing receive Congressional Gold Medal By Stephen Groves, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The top Republican and Democratic leaders for both the House and Senate spoke at a somber ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, hailing the lives and sacrifices of the service members. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 6:15 House GOP blames Biden for chaotic Afghan exit while ignoring Trump administration’s role By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn House Republicans blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, accusing the White House of ignoring Afghan, allied and military advice and conducting a subsequent coverup. The White House called the report partisan… Continue watching
Sep 09 WATCH: House GOP holds briefing as they release report blaming Biden for Afghanistan withdrawal By News Desk and Associated Press The partisan review lays out the final months of military and civilian failures, following Trump's February 2020 withdrawal deal, that allowed America's fundamentalist Taliban enemy to sweep through and conquer all of the country even before the last U.S. officials… Continue reading
Sep 09 House Republicans release report blaming Biden for chaotic end to U.S. war in Afghanistan By Farnoush Amiri, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Earlier probes have concluded former President Donald Trump — who made the deal with the Taliban agreeing to withdraw U.S. forces — shares blame. Continue reading
Sep 04 House GOP subpoenas Blinken to testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said Secretary Antony Blinken is unable to testify on the dates proposed by the committee as he will be traveling for diplomatic work, and claimed the committee denied “reasonable alternatives.”… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:56 Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban’s brutal repression, 3 years after U.S. withdrawal By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi This week marks three years since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO allies from Afghanistan. It also marks three years of intensifying repression of women under the Taliban regime in what the UN has described as a "striking erasure… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:28 Activists secretly educating Afghan children amid Taliban crackdown By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi To discuss how the Taliban regime has impacted education, Amna Nawaz spoke with Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani. She is the founder of Learn Afghanistan, a grassroots group working to expand education access there. Durrani is currently a visiting fellow… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 8:09 Young Afghan musicians showcase talent and resilience after being forced from the country By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein Since its founding in 2010, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music has provided unique music training to Afghan children. In 2013, the group made a triumphant visit to the U.S. This month, three years after the Taliban retook control of… Continue watching
Aug 30 Afghan taekwondo athlete makes history by winning first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press Zakia Khudadadi has made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump appears at Arlington cemetery event honoring 13 service members killed in Kabul bombing By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Last week, Trump pointed to comments by Harris that she was the last person in the room before Biden made the decision on Afghanistan. Continue reading