Evacuations

D.C. 02/28/22, 00:13

Joe Biden took a break from Russia-Ukraine tensions at the weekend. The president and first lady left the White House for their home state of Delaware on Feb. 25. The couple was photographed departing from Washington on the Marine One helicopter despite Russian nuclear forces raising their alert status for a "special ...

U.S. 01/23/22, 03:46

The United States is considering evacuating members of diplomat families in Ukraine as the West’s tensions with Russia rise. Bloomberg, citing sources, mentioned the evacuation plan, described as prudent preparation, after Russia masses more than 100,000 troops near its borders with Ukraine. Following the plan, U.S. diplomats’ family members stationed in Ukraine ...

Middle East 09/29/21, 16:58

Congress should thoroughly investigate what really happened during the Biden administration's "disastrous" military withdrawal from Afghanistan, a former president said on Sept. 28. Donald Trump wants lawmakers to find out exactly how 13 U.S. troops died and taxpayer-funded military equipment was abandoned while evacuating the Middle Eastern country. "Congress should set up ...

Middle East 09/28/21, 00:57

A former field grade ranking officer is behind bars after openly expressing disappointment with his U.S. Marine Corps superiors. Task & Purpose confirmed Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, Jr. is detained in a military prison for criticizing the Biden administration's tactless withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Scheller's family members are very concerned ...

U.S. 09/14/21, 23:57

A ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee chose a former broadcast journalist to probe Joe Biden's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Sept. 14. Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) recently selected former CNN national security reporter Ryan Browne to investigate the Joe Biden administration's "disastrous" withdrawal from Kabul. "I look ...

D.C. 09/13/21, 22:46

Joe Biden's top foreign policy adviser will testify about the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Antony Blinken is widely expected to be strongly criticized when he appears before the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate on Sept. 14 and 15. Republicans will seize on their opportunity to grill the secretary of state ...

Inspired Stories 09/07/21, 22:12

A New Hampshire artist hand-crafted several monuments to honor military personnel who recently died while evacuating U.S. troops and asylum seekers from Afghanistan. Wings Custom Carvings owner Stephen Wing wanted to find a way to help others remember the 13 soldiers who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at Hamid ...

Middle East 09/07/21, 18:04

Joe Biden's administration was in no hurry to acknowledge a militant group's new leadership in Afghanistan on Sept. 7. The White House refused to state its position on the Taliban's interim government, led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund. "There is no rush to recognition [and] it is really going to be dependent ...

Middle East 09/05/21, 20:27

Human trafficking concerns are growing after some male Afghan evacuees were suspected of bringing underage brides into the Land of the Free. A Wisconsin army base reported a rising number of older men accompanying minor females who turned out to be their wives. Some Afghan girls complained the older men they ...

Middle East 09/01/21, 02:57

Animal welfare advocates fear several dogs might be tortured or killed for helping U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. American Humane is deeply concerned about the high number of military contract dogs not evacuated from Kabul. The charity organization believes Taliban fighters will severely punish the animals for their role in the Afghan ...

Middle East 08/31/21, 21:48

In his first public appearance since the terrorist attack in Afghanistan Joe Biden promised all Americans, who want to leave the Middle Eastern country, will be evacuated on Aug. 31. "Ninety percent of Americans in Afghanistan who wanted to leave were able to leave," he said in a statement. The president refused ...

Middle East 08/31/21, 02:07

Media speculation is growing the fall of Kabul could have been avoided, if the Biden administration accepted a militant group's peace offer. The Taliban held secret diplomatic talks with the United States before seizing control of the presidential palace on Aug. 15. Namely, fighters gave U.S. forces a chance to maintain ...

California 08/31/21, 00:32

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) wants the House speaker to recall Congress and do everything in her power to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. He urged Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to urgently stop President Joe Biden from withdrawing U.S. troops from Kabul. "Biden is preparing to leave ...

Middle East 08/29/21, 19:16

There are many unanswered questions about why an Afghan man's life was cut short after trying to hang onto an evacuation plane with his arms and legs on Aug. 16. When a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport, hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers quickly swarmed ...

Middle East 08/26/21, 20:06

President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate against an ISIS affiliate following its deadly attack at the Kabul airport that killed a dozen Americans along with scores of Afghans. Addressing the nation from the White House on Thursday, Aug. 26, Biden said the United States would find those behind the terror attack and ...

Middle East 08/26/21, 18:13

A growing number of U.S. citizens unable to board evacuation flights seemingly refutes the Biden administration's position that no Americans are stranded. Press Secretary Jen Psaki has been asked to explain her recent claim that no U.S. citizen is stuck in Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan issued a security alert ...

California 08/26/21, 16:53

Californian students and parents are stuck in Afghanistan, after taking a summer vacation right before Taliban fighters seized control of the presidential palace. At least 24 Cajon Valley Union School District students and 16 parents are among thousands of Americans waiting to evacuate the Middle Eastern country. They are fleeing a ...

Middle East 08/25/21, 18:07

Joe Biden's administration wants nongovernment organizations to handle up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees without protection visas. The president is recruiting refugee aid organizations to help evacuate Afghan asylum seekers to the United States, even if they did not make it onto the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program list. Biden hopes to welcome ...

Middle East 08/25/21, 01:01

One passenger was evacuated from Afghanistan even though he was banned from traveling to his destination on Aug. 24. Bureaucrats are investigating exactly how a no-fly listed man, fleeing the Taliban, was allowed to board an evacuation flight and become a British security risk. "An individual was flagged to the Home Office ...

Middle East 08/24/21, 22:06

The president will completely withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of August. Joe Biden agreed to meet Taliban extremist demands on the condition there is a contingency plan, and the militant group cooperates. "We are currently on a pace to finish by Aug. 31. The sooner we can finish, the ...