Afghan girls attend school in Herat.

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the women running illegal, underground Zoom schools for Afghan girls

The efforts are kept tightly under wraps.

On Nov 2, 2023 by Anna Conkling

Ted Cruz next to a tweet mocking him for a tweet he made and bringing up Cancun.

‘You went to Cancun’: Ted Cruz mocked for tweeting ‘America doesn’t leave Americans behind’

'Sir... you went to Cancun.'

On Aug 31, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

a human figure suspended under a helicopter

No, the Taliban did not hang a man from a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan

The footage was mischaracterized and widely shared across social media.

On Aug 31, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Dogs in kennels in Kabul

DOD fires back over accusations of military service dogs being left in Afghanistan

Despite viral claims, the DOD says the dogs in question were strays.

On Aug 31, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

veteran

A veteran’s smug Afghanistan takes are dividing the internet

You've probably seen these videos on your feed.

On Aug 19, 2021 by Stacey Ritzen

A Taliban fighter next to a Reddit post

Witches are trying to organize a ‘mass hexing’ against the Taliban

Some fear that the Taliban could respond with 'incantations and rituals' of their own.

On Aug 18, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Members of the Taliban riding bumper cars

Bizarre footage shows Taliban using bumper cars, merry-go-round

The militant group took over an amusement park in Kabul.

On Aug 17, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

A fake CNN tweet

Fake news accounts claim Taliban executed CNN journalist

None of the accounts are verified on Twitter, and all of them were created earlier this year.

On Aug 17, 2021 by Colleen Cronin

Former President Barack Obama

Instagram comments disabled on Obama’s account after flood of messages calling him out on Afghanistan

Users are calling on the former president to help the Afghan people attempting to flee the Taliban.

On Aug 17, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

image of facebook logo and phone

Facebook will still ban Taliban content despite return to power

The decision comes after the Taliban toppled the democratic government of Afghanistan.

On Aug 17, 2021 by Colleen Cronin

A young woman crying.

‘We’ll die slowly in history’: Afghan woman weeps for future in viral video

'We don't count because we're from Afghanistan,' the unidentified woman says.

On Aug 16, 2021 by Claire Goforth

A man looking into camera.

‘If I die, It’ll be funny I think’: A student named ‘Lord Miles’ is live streaming from Afghanistan after getting ‘stuck’ (updated)

'Lord' Miles Routledge describes being stuck in Afghanistan as a 'bit of a pickle.'

On Aug 16, 2021 by Claire Goforth

joe biden speaking at microphone

Biden’s blank schedule draws ire from conservatives in wake of Afghan defeat

There's some comparisons they are missing.

On Aug 16, 2021 by David Covucci

customs and border control afghan family houston

Afghan family members freed from Customs and Border Protection custody

Mohasif Motakawil is still being detained.

On Jan 12, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes

Erik Prince

New York Times under fire for op-ed by former Blackwater founder Erik Prince

There are a few important points Prince left out of his pitch.

On Aug 30, 2017 by David Covucci