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US warns 'credible threats' to Kabul airlift after IS attack
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
The blast claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group targeted US forces, but hit hardest the mass of people who had converged on the airport in a desperate bid...
Kabul airport attack worst US loss in Afghanistan since 2011
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
The US Defense Department said 13 were killed after two suicide bombers deployed by the Afghanistan branch of the Islamic State group detonated their bombs by a...
President Biden honors 13 killed during withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021
Aug 27, 2021 (UPI)
President Joe Biden remembered the victims in a statement Saturday, saying their lives were "stolen far too soon." "We will forever honor the memory of the 13 s...
Britain to end Afghan evacuations in 'matter of hours'
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
"We will process those people that we have brought with us, the 1,000 people approximately inside the airfield now," British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told ...
Morocco court postpones Uyghur extradition hearing
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
The hearing was postponed until September 1. Yidiresi Aishan, 34, was arrested at China's request on July 19 on arrival at Casablanca airport from Turkey. China...
Britain warns of 'imminent' threat against airport; As Turkish troops leave Kabul
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
"Reporting over the week has become ever more credible. And it is of an imminent and severe threat to life," Heappey told Times Radio. "This is a very serious t...
60 injured in Kazakhstan arms depot blast
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
The blast took place at a defence ministry arms depot in the southern Jambyl region, the local government said in a statement. The Jambyl government said that 6...
Taliban shows off 'special forces' in propaganda blitz
Aug 25, 2021 (AFP)
Pictures and videos of fighters in the so-called "Badri 313" unit have been posted online for propaganda purposes to underline how the Taliban have better equip...
Putin, Xi agree to jointly combat Afghanistan 'threats'
Aug 25, 2021 (AFP)
In a phone call, the two leaders "expressed their readiness to step up efforts to combat threats of terrorism and drug trafficking coming from the territory of ...
US lawmakers violate orders with trip to Kabul during airlift
Aug 25, 2021 (AFP)
The revelation by Democratic congressman Seth Moulton and his Republican colleague Peter Meijer prompted an angry statement from the Democratic leader of the Ho...
Taliban warn of 'consequences' if US extends evacuation: As evacuations ramp up
Aug 23, 2021 (AFP)
To oversee a chaotic airlift of foreigners and Afghans desperate to escape the return of the hardline Islamic regime, thousands of troops have poured back into ...
Taliban inherit untapped $1 trillion trove of minerals
Aug 22, 2021 (AFP)
The Taliban are already in a financial bind since they returned to power 20 years after their ouster, as major aid donors halted their support for Afghanistan. ...
US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to 'security threats,'
Aug 21, 2021 (AFP)
The warning, posted on the website of the US Embassy in Afghanistan and tweeted by the State Department in Washington, provided no detail on the nature of the t...
Why didn't Biden leave 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
That was how many US forces remained in the country when Biden took office in January, after his predecessor Donald Trump slashed their numbers from 15,000. In ...
Attack targeting Chinese nationals in Pakistan kills two children
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
The incident took place in the port city of Gwadar, the centrepiece of a multi-billion dollar Chinese infrastructure project where a highway is under constructi...
Facebook unveils curbs for Taliban-seized Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
Following recommendations from activists, journalists and civil society groups, the company said users can now shield their posts from people they don't know. A...
Afghan influencers go dark on social media as Taliban return
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
The return of the hardline Islamist group has sent a shockwave through Afghanistan's social media. Prominent influencers have gone dark or fled, while residents...
Revenge fears grow in Afghanistan with airlift outcome uncertain
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
Images of small children being carried by foreign soldiers have brought home the plight of tens of thousands of Afghans who fear life under the Islamist extremi...
One in three Afghans at risk of severe or acute hunger: WFP
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
The dire assessment comes as the country faces an uncertain future after the Taliban routed the government to take power over the weekend. "2021 is an extraordi...
Taliban's arms seizures embarrass Washington
Aug 19, 2021 (AFP)
The Islamist insurgents, who easily captured control of the country after a months-long campaign, seized huge amounts of weaponry, equipment and munitions from ...
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