U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Aug. 27, 2021 U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including…
Taliban promises security at Kabul airport but IS threats can’t be ignored -Western diplomat
Aug. 26, 2021 Taliban cadres have promised to provide security outside Kabul airport, but intelligence reports of an imminent threat from Islamic State militants cannot be ignored, a NATO country…
UK says it has evacuated over 11,000 persons from Afghanistan
Aug. 26, 2021 The United Kingdom said on Wednesday it has evacuated more than 11,000 people from Afghanistan, adding that the evacuation process will run as long as the security…
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track as humanitarian crisis looms
Aug. 25, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden said U.S. troops in Afghanistan faced mounting danger as they pushed to complete evacuations by an Aug. 31 deadline, with aid agencies warning…
Afghan evacuation on ‘war footing’ as G7 meets on Taliban deadline
Aug. 24, 2021 Western countries worked at a “war-footing pace” on Tuesday to get people out of Afghanistan, a NATO country diplomat said, as U.S. President Joe Biden looked set…
At least 20 killed during last week’s Kabul airport evacuation effort -NATO official
Aug 22, 2021 At least 20 people have died in the past seven days in and around the Kabul airport during the evacuation effort after Taliban insurgents took over the…
Taliban fire in the air to control crowd at Kabul airport
Aug 22, 2021 The Taliban fired in the air and used batons to make people line up in orderly queues outside Kabul airport on Sunday, witnesses said, a day after…
Over 18,000 evacuated as NATO pledges to speed up evacuations from Afghanistan
Aug. 20, 2021 More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging to redouble evacuation…
Insurgency: Troops eliminate 11 terrorists, recover arms, truck with petroleum products in Borno
July 5, 2021 Troops of the Joint Task Force in the North-East have eliminated 11 terrorists and recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and a truck laden with petroleum products…
World leaders express shock over U.S. political unrest
World leaders have expressed shock at the political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday, which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless,…