WASHINGTON/US – – President Joe Biden, his voice breaking with emotion, vowed on Thursday the United States would hunt down those responsible for twin explosions at the Kabul airport in Afganistan and said he had asked the Pentagon to develop plans to strike back at them. Biden spoke hours after the blasts killed at least … More Biden Warns Kabul Airport Attackers: ‘We Will Hunt You Down’
Washington /U.S. – The count of U.S. troops believed to have been killed in Thursday’s Kabul blasts has increased to 13, according to U.S. official citing initial information that can change. Earlier a U.S. official told Reuters that at least 10 American military members were believed killed in the explosions at a gate Kabul airport … More At least 13 U.S. Troops Believed Killed In Kabul Blasts – Officials
Washington/U.S. – The United States and Germany on Saturday told their citizens in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport, citing security risks as thousands of desperate people gathered trying to flee almost a week after Taliban Islamist took control. The Taliban’s co – founder, Mullah Baradar, arrived in the Afghan capital for talks with … More U.S., Germany Advise Against Travel To Kabul Airport Amid Evacuation Chaos
New York /U.S. – United Nations Secretary – General Antonio Guterres On Sunday urged the Taliban and all other Parties to exercise the utmost restraint in order to protect lives and expressed particular concern about the future of women and girls in Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents entered Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday, … More U.N. Chief Urges Taliban Restraint, Is Concerned About Women, Girls
Afghanistan’s embattled president felt the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20 – year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. The Taliban entered the capital earlier in the day, and an official with the militant group said it would soon … More Afghan President Flees Country As Taliban Move Into Kabul
Emirates airline said a flight to Kabul on Sunday was diverted due to the temporary closure of the runway at the airport, while fellow Dubai state – owned carried Flydubai suspended services. The Emirates Boing 777 – 300 flight circled over the Afghanistan capital, aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 showed, before returning to Dubai in the … More Emirates Flight To Kabul Diverts To Dubai, Flydubai Suspends Services
NATO is maintaining its diplomatic presence in Kabul and helping to keep the city’s airport running, a NATO official told Reuters on Sunday as Taliban insurgents entered the Afgan capital . ‘NATO is constantly assessing developments in Afghanistan’, the official said, adding the security of the alliance’s personnel was paramount and NATO would continue to … More NATO Maintains Diplomatic Presence In Kabul Despite Taliban Advances
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