US officials told ABC that Biden decided to stick to the August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, despite pressure from European allies and calls to extend the evacuation time. Nevertheless, the president said contingency plans would be made unforeseen circumstances that could force troops to delay beyond Aug. 31 to complete the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies. A Taliban spokesman said earlier that the US should complete…

Former President Donald Trump booed at a rally in Alabama on Saturday after he told his supporters they should get vaccinated. “You know what? I have complete faith in your freedoms. Truth. Trump said <…> But I recommend getting vaccinated. I did. The vaccine is working, take it.” After that, there were dissatisfied exclamations from the crowd, in which there were almost no masked people. “No, that's fine. Everything is…

Incoming new reports of Taliban reprisals come amid a brutal crackdown on protests in Afghanistan and thousands of desperate Afghans continue to flee the country. According to an intelligence report presented to the UN, the Taliban go door to door and check names at checkpoints in Kabul as they prey on people who worked with US-led forces or with the previous Afghan government. A report compiled by a Norwegian intelligence…

Photo Taliban crackdown on protests and bloody women and children beaten by militants contradict the more moderate image that the militant group is trying to project by seizing power in Afghanistan. Less than 24 hours after As a Taliban official provided security guarantees during a press conference in Kabul, militants attempted to prevent locals from planting the Afghan national flag in the eastern city of Jalalabad. The former police officer…

Rep. Alexandria Okasio-Kortes , a Democrat from New York, said on Monday the United States should immediately take in Afghan refugees in the country — amid the withdrawal of US troops and a swift takeover by the Taliban. She also told US citizens trying to leave Afghanistan, fill out a State Department repatriation assistance form and said her office is «ready» to help voters who need help with evacuation. «We…