A suicide bombing occurred at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs entrance in Kabul. About twenty victims would have fallen, according to an employee of the French news agency AFP, who was parked nearby. “I have seen about 20 to 25 victims. I am not sure how many of them […]
In an open letter to Congress, the Afghan Taliban leadership urges the United States to address Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic crisis. The letter, signed by the Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Mutaqi, asks Washington to release the Afghan central bank’s assets. “The fundamental challenge for our people today is […]
The airport in the Afghan capital Kabul will gradually reopen to air traffic. A Qatari government official on-site says that Hamid Karzai International Airport is about 90 percent ready for use. A flight is already planned for Thursday. According to sources, about two hundred foreigners, including Americans, will leave […]
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on Kabul airport Monday morning. Some of the missiles are said to have been intercepted by the missile defence system near the airport. It is not yet clear how much damage the attack caused. At first, it was not […]
Two US parliamentarians secretly went to Kabul airport on their own to get a picture of the evacuations there. Republican Peter Meijer and Democrat Seth Moulton said they have a duty as members of Congress to understand and provide insight into what the executive branch is doing. They conclude […]
US President Donald Trump is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, but it is not a complete withdrawal. The number of military personnel in Afghanistan should be reduced from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January, the US Department of Defense reports. 500 of the 3,000 Americans leave Iraq, leaving 2,500 […]
The Afghan government has released virtually all of the imprisoned Taliban members it has promised to release. Some exceptions have been made, according to the government. A few foreign allies, Australia and France, had opposed the release of seven terrorists responsible for the deaths of Australians or French. But […]
Dozens of people have been killed or injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in Eastern Afghanistan. This is reported by a spokesman for the local government. On Tuesday, a maternity hospital in the capital Kabul was also attacked. The attacker detonated his explosives when […]
11 People Killed by an Attack in Jalalabad Afghanistan, posted by the Press Cube. Due to a suicide attack in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, eleven people were killed on Tuesday morning, including the perpetrator. A terrorist blew up at a checkpoint of the secret service NDS. Among the […]
