afghanistan
President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, per NBC News. “Justice has been delivered. And this terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said during his address from the White House. “No matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide—if you are […]
Taliban leadership in Afghanistan ordered all Afghan women to wear all-covering clothing in public on Saturday. The new decree, reported by ABC News, says women should only leave the house when necessary and that dress-code violations may lead to male relatives facing jail time. The order follows one issued by Taliban leadership last month, making it so women couldn’t […]
The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, and Pharrell Williams are among a number of celebrities who will participate in a social media rally urging for tangible support for Ukraine. Stand Up for Ukraine will include social media messages, shared on April 8, from stars from across industries as they for help in alleviating the suffering caused by Russia’s invasion of the country. […]
Uncertainty looms over female students in Afghanistan. In the weeks since the Taliban seized control of the country’s capital, many schools in the region have remained closed out of concerns for security. Al Jazeera reports college women, as well as girls at the elementary and junior high levels, have been able to attend classes at institutions that’ve remained opened; however, a […]
Rather than visiting ground zero with other former presidents, Donald Trump is spending the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The 45th president is at the venue to provide live commentary for the Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort fight; but in true Trump fashion, he used his time at the mic to take aim at […]
The United States has launched a drone strike against ISIS-K, a faction of the Islamic State that claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing at the Kabul airport earlier this week. “U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an ISIS-K planner,” Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, in a statement […]
The world witnessed a heartbreaking scene in Kabul, Afghanistan last week when a video went viral of Afghan civilians chasing down a US C-17 plane, as the country fell to the Taliban. Now, a report has emerged that a woman gave birth to a baby girl aboard a plane that was escaping Afghanistan for Germany’s Rammstein […]
Tensions in Afghanistan have reached a breaking point as the Taliban has reached the country’s capital of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani has fled to Tajikistan. According to CNN, the U.S. flag has been lowered at the embassy in the country, signaling the final step in its evacuation, as diplomats and US representatives have all been brought to […]
The United States and the Taliban have signed a “comprehensive peace agreement” that could bring an end to the war in Afghanistan. As The Associated Press reports, the agreement was signed on Saturday with the aim of ending conflict and bringing home U.S. troops. If Taliban militants uphold the deal, U.S. and NATO allies will withdraw […]
Pete Davidson made headlines this week after admitting his televised apology to Rep. Dan Crenshaw wasn’t exactly sincere. The Saturday Night Live comedian walked back the apology in his newly released Netflix special, Alive From New York, in which he addressed the backlash he received for mocking Crenshaw’s eye patch. The Republican lawmaker wears the patch due to an injury […]
