Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 95 Afghans. As the call to prayer echoed through Kabul along with the roar of departing planes, the anxious crowd outside the airport was as large as ever. Dozens of Taliban members…
More Attacks Anticipated, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage
The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central…
More Attacks Expected, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage
The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central…
For Beijing, Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan Creates More Problems Than Benefits, Experts Say
August 27, 2021
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The Chinese regime has more to lose than to gain with a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as Beijing faces a tough task ahead fostering its relationship with the militant group, China experts warned recently. “I’m not sure that China is actually going to benefit because Beijing now has to do something that it’s never done before, which…
Australian PM Condemns Kabul Suicide Bombings
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has condemned the suicide bombings in Kabul which killed a number of Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. Defence Force personnel. The Pentagon confirmed the attacks involved explosives being set off by a suicide bomber near Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport, and another at the Baron Hotel. The bombings were…
EXCLUSIVE: Kabul Woman Risks Life to Call for International Action
Farzana Kochai, member of the Afghan Parliament and activist, was a child when the Taliban last occupied Afghanistan. She remembers the ban on girls attending school and on women working, and women needing a chaperone if they wanted to go outside their homes. Kochai is now risking her life to speak out in order to…
Live Q&A: Moderna Vaccine Suspended in Japan; US to Retaliate Over Kabul Bombing
Japan is suspending 1.6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 over concerns of contamination after finding what it says are “foreign materials.” And in other news, President Joe Biden has announced the United States will retaliate against the terrorist organization ISIS over the recent bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this live Q&A with…
Stocks Fall After Kabul Bombing; Traders Also Wait for Fed
Technology and communication companies led a broad sell-off on Wall Street Thursday following deadly suicide attacks at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The S&P 500 fell 0.6 percent a day after capping a five-day winning streak with an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5 percent, while the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6 percent….
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 26)
Suicide bombers killed at least 70 people near the Kabul airport, President Joe Biden addresses the nation about the deadly Kabul airport attacks, and Beijing is opposing current sanctions against the Taliban.
Last Canadian Military Flight Takes Off From Kabul, Ending Mission
OTTAWA—Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan ended Thursday, hours before suicide bombers attacked crowds at Kabul airport, killing several American marines, and leaving an unknown number of Canadians and their families trapped. The withdrawal occurred as Canada and its military allies braced for imminent attack and to allow for the American-led mission to eventually meet its…
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