U.S. carriers can’t fly over Afghanistan unless they receive authorization, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday. All U.S. carriers and commercial operators are “prohibited from operating at all altitudes” in the region around Kabul, except for Department of Defense flights, the FAA said. The air authority said the move was made because of “the risk…
FAA Tells US Carriers Not to Fly Over Afghanistan After Final Withdrawal
UK ‘Ready’ to Launch Fresh Air Strikes on ISIS in Afghanistan
Britain is still able to operate in Afghanistan and will be ready to hit the ISIS terrorist group in that country, the head of the Royal Air Force has said. In an interview with The Telegraph, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said: “Ultimately, what this boils down to is that we’ve got to be…
UK’s Raab Says ‘Buck-Passing Briefings’ on Afghan Crisis Not Credible
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said that reports about him not being in contact with his counterparts in Afghanistan and Pakistan for months ahead of the Afghanistan crisis were “not credible and deeply irresponsible.” Raab has faced questions in recent days on whether he should have returned from holiday earlier, over emails about potential…
Former Afghan Minister on Her Escape, Women’s Risks
Former Afghan government minister Nargis Nehan spoke on Monday of the difficult decision she had made to leave her country after the Taliban took over Kabul. “I was very clear that I wanted to stay in Afghanistan. But with the sudden capture of Kabul by the Taliban, it was a big shock for all of…
Pentagon Posts Photo of Last Soldier Leaving Afghanistan
The Department of Defense on Aug. 30 released a photo of the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan, capping off a frantic withdrawal and evacuation effort, and marking an end to America’s longest war. The photograph, posted on Twitter by the official account of the Department of Defense, shows Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of…
‘Hundreds’ of Americans Still in Afghanistan After Last Military Flight: CENTCOM
The Pentagon has admitted that “hundreds” of Americans seeking evacuation have been left in Afghanistan, after the last U.S. military plane departed Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International Airport a few hours before dawn. In announcing that the United States has officially has ended its military presence in Afghanistan, hours before President Joe Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline,…
Sen. McConnell on Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan: “One of the Worst Foreign Policy Decisions in American History”
August 30, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to completely withdraw from Afghanistan, calling it “one of the worst foreign policy decisions” ever made in the nation’s history. “Now we are looking at the exit and over the next two days, our heroic military is doing the best they can with a…
Last American Military Plane Leaves Afghanistan, Ending 20-year War: General
The United States officially ended its military presence with the final U.S. military flight out of Kabul, concluding 20 years of American involvement in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) head Gen. Frank McKenzie said during a televised address that the last C-17 military plane cleared Afghan airspace after lifting…
Yemeni Official: Missile, Drone Attack on Airbase Kills 30
SANAA, Yemen—A missile and drone attack on a key military base in Yemen’s south on Sunday killed at least 30 troops, a Yemeni military spokesman said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s civil war in recent years. Mohammed al-Naqib, spokesman for Yemen’s southern forces, told The Associated Press the attack on…
Blinken: US Likely Will Not Have Physical ‘Diplomatic Presence’ in Afghanistan on Sept. 1
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States won’t have a physical diplomatic presence in Kabul by Sept. 1 when the United States fully withdraws from Afghanistan. In an interview on Sunday, the Biden administration’s top diplomat said an “on-the-ground diplomatic presence” is not likely after the Taliban took over Kabul just over two…
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