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Greek American Gold Star Father Xiarchos Deplores Biden’s “Lack of Leadership”

Massachusetts State Representative Steven Xiarchos, a Gold Star father whose son was killed in Afghanistan, had some harsh words to say to United States President Biden after the lightning-fast takeover of the country last week. Xiarchos, who had served as...

Greece Completes 40-km Fence at Border with Turkey

Greece completed earlier in the week a 40-km (25 mile) fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of...

Heartwarming Photo of US Marine Calming Baby in Afghanistan

A photo of a US marine holding a baby in his arms amid the evacuation of Americans and Afghan civilians from Afghanistan's Kabul has gone viral as evacuations continue in the aftermath of the Taliban retaking Afghanistan five days...

Biden Vows He “Won’t Repeat Mistakes in Afghanistan”

US President Joe Biden addressed the political situation in Afghanistan on Friday as the country faces increasing problems in finding destinations which will take in the thousands of Afghans at the Kabul airport who are attempting to flee the...

Greece, Turkey Forge Common Front on Refugees from Afghanistan

Greece and Turkey apparently agreed on Friday to cooperate to prevent a possible mass influx of refugees from Afghanistan into their countries. Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed via telphone the developing situation in Afghanistan...

Repercussions for Greece After Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan

As the world watches foreign nationals and Afghans evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the repercussions for Greece are twofold. The Greek government hopes to circumvent a mass migration of Afghan refugees as well as preserve...

“Graveyard of Empires”: Why Attempts to Invade Afghanistan Always Fail

You may have noticed that when President Joe Biden made his speech on the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan on Monday he referred to the country as the "graveyard of empires." The poignant phrase has stuck to the middle...

Terrified Afghans Throw Babies Over Barbed Wire at Kabul Airport

Desperate and terrified parents in Afghanistan threw their babies over barbed wire at the Kabul airport to American and British soldiers in a desperate bid to save them from the Taliban on Thursday. The heartbreaking scenes were captured on video....

The History of the Taliban: Who They Are and How They Came to Power in Afghanistan

The Taliban is currently in control of 85% of Afghanistan. The military organization returned to power in the middle eastern country at a rate faster than the U.S. or any government had anticipated. But what exactly is the Taliban,...

Afghan Women Beg US Soldiers to Rescue Them in Video

Disturbing video footage showing Afghan women begging United States soldiers to take them out of the country emerged on Wednesday, two days after the Taliban entered the Afghanistan's capital city and took power once again. The footage shows women in...