By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 30, 2021 Islamic State has claimed responsibility for firing six rockets at Kabul’s airport on August 30. The group’s Nasher News said on its Telegram channel that six Katyusha rockets were fired in the attack. U.S. officials have been quoted as saying that anti-missile defenses intercepted as many as five rockets fired at
Two weeks prior to the attack in Kabul, CNN's @clarissaward interviewed a senior ISIS-K commander. At that time the commander told Ward the group was laying low and waiting for a time to strike. As Ward notes, these were "words that turned out to be eerily prophetic." pic.twitter.com/XV7RggUEg4 — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) August 28,
Press TV August 29, 2021 Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says the United States suffered a “humiliating defeat” in Afghanistan that led to its withdrawal after years of atrocities in the country. He made the remarks on Sunday, two weeks after the Afghan government and military collapsed
Jamie Dettmer VOA News August 29, 2021 The Taliban have widened a security cordon around Kabul airport, at American request, but the move means Afghans heading for the last evacuation flights encounter more checkpoints. Moreover, witnesses say the Taliban guards are becoming more aggressive, especially with women, as the clock ticks down to Tuesday, U.S.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 29, 2021 The United States has carried out a drone strike in Kabul on a vehicle carrying Islamic State militants, military officials said on August 29. The officials said the drone strike hit the vehicle, which was heading for the airport with suicide bombers inside. The U.S. said it believes
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The United States on Saturday hailed the Taliban’s commitment that no one will be prevented from traveling out of Afghanistan after August 31, the deadline President Joe Biden has set for all U.S. and NATO troops to exit the country. Zalmay Khalilzad, special U.S. envoy for
New York Post: The Taliban has mobilized a special unit, called Al Isha, to hunt down Afghans who helped US and allied forces — and it’s using US equipment and data to do it. Nawazuddin Haqqani, one of the brigade commanders over the Al Isha unit, bragged in an interview with Zenger News that his
AP: U.S. Central Command said the U.S. conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State member in Nangahar believed to be involved in planning attacks against the U.S. in Kabul. The strike killed one individual, and spokesman Navy Capt. William Urban said they knew of no civilian casualties. Click here to read more (external link).
Press Release August 27, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) released the following joint statement: “After speaking with Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh and representatives of Ahmad Massoud, we are calling on the Biden Administration to recognize these leaders as the legitimate government representatives
VOA News August 27, 2021 Crowds of people desperate to leave Afghanistan returned to Kabul’s airport Friday as evacuation flights out of the country resumed, a day after horrendous bombings just outside the airport killed over 100 people. At least 90 Afghans died in the attack, according to the Afghan news agency Pajhwok. Including the