Ayaz Gul VOA News August 23, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Germany’s military reported Monday a firefight erupted outside the north gate at Kabul’s airport, with unknown attackers killing one Afghan security officer dead and wounding three others. The German military said its forces and those from the United States were involved in the battle. The airport
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2021 Tens of thousands of Afghans again jammed the roads leading to Kabul’s airport, as Taliban fighters fired weapons in the air and sought to control the crowds trying to flee the country. As the Taliban tried to consolidate its control over Kabul and establish law and order, the
Press TV August 22, 2021 Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that the administration of President Joe Biden has surrendered Bagram Air Force Base, and $85 billion worth of equipment and weapons to the Taliban. In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, Haley slammed the Biden administration for its
Rob Garver VOA News August 22, 2021 WASHINGTON – As the Taliban take power in Afghanistan for the first time in 20 years, Afghans face not only a humanitarian crisis but also an economic crisis that threatens to make an already dire situation considerably worse. But just how bad things can get, and how much
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 21, 2021 The administration of President Joe Biden has alerted U.S. civilian airlines that they could be utilized to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, U.S. media are reporting. Reuters on August 21 quoted a U.S. government official speaking on condition of anonymity as saying a “warning
Fox News: The Biden administration is reportedly considering launching airstrikes against American-made aircraft and other large equipment provided to the Afghan army that has now been seized by the Taliban following their capture of the country. The military option – which has not yet been ruled out – comes amid concerns that the aircraft, vehicles
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 19, 2021 The Taliban is stepping up a search for individuals who worked with the U.S. and NATO forces and those persons and their families could be now risking torture and executions, according to a confidential UN document seen by the media. The report — provided by the UN’s threat-assessment
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 19, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden says he doesn’t believe the Taliban has changed and the militant group is now going through an “existential crisis” about whether it wants legitimacy on the global stage after seizing power in Afghanistan. When asked in an ABC interview that aired on August 19
The News: Former US President Donald Trump has called Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani “a total crook,” adding, “He got away with murder.” Trump also said that he suspected that Ghani fled with cash when he secretly left Afghanistan last Sunday. Trump’s suspicion was based on Ghani’s “lifestyle”, “his houses” and “where he lives,” Trump
Ariana: Former President Donald Trump described the recent events in Afghanistan as the worst humiliation in American history but defended the agreement his administration struck with the Taliban last year. “It’s a great thing that we’re getting out, but nobody has ever handled a withdrawal worse than Joe Biden,” the former president told Fox News