WASHINGTON—An Afghan woman gave birth on board a U.S. evacuation plane on Saturday, moments after landing at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the U.S. Air Force said. The woman delivered a baby girl in the cargo bay of an Air Force C-17 aircraft after going into labor and experiencing complications during the flight, U.S. Air…
Taliban: ‘Hundreds’ of Fighters Being Sent to Resistance Area
The Taliban said on Sunday that “hundreds” of its fighters are going to the Panjshir Valley, an area that is not controlled by the group. “Hundreds of [Taliban members] of the Islamic Emirate are heading towards the state of Panjshir to control it, after local state officials refused to hand it over peacefully,” the terrorist group…
Defense Secretary Austin: Americans Having ‘Tough Encounters With Taliban’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed incidents of Taliban violence against Americans in Afghanistan amid a chaotic evacuation from the Kabul airport over the past week. In an interview on Sunday, Austin said there have been “tough encounters with [the] Taliban,” coming about two days after President Joe Biden denied that Americans were having difficulties getting to…
Britain Calls Virtual G-7 Meeting for Tuesday on Afghanistan Crisis
LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had called a virtual G-7 leaders’ meeting for Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan and urged governments to find ways to prevent conditions from getting worse. Taliban terrorists seized control of Kabul last weekend in an upheaval that sent civilians and Afghan military allies fleeing for safety….
Biden Adviser: US Taking Afghanistan ISIS Threat ‘Deadly Seriously’
National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the United States is evaluating a threat from the ISIS terrorist organization. “It is something that we are placing paramount priority on stopping or disrupting, and we will do everything that we can for as long as we are on the ground to keep that from…
7 Afghans Killed at Crowded Kabul Airport
Seven Afghan civilians have died among chaotic scenes at the international airport in Kabul on Saturday, the British military confirmed. It comes amid reports suggesting that at least 20 people have died in the past week in and near the airport. It’s unclear if the seven who died on Saturday were killed by a stampede, heat,…
Not Giving Up: Afghan Relatives in UK Reach out for Help
LONDON—For people with family members trying to get out of Afghanistan, recent days have brought a frantic mix of fear and frustration. In west London, many relatives are doing what they can: seeking advice and information from the Afghanistan & Central Asian Association. The organization was set up to support refugees 20 years ago, the…
Israeli Probe Into Deadly Holy Site Stampede Opens Hearings
JERUSALEM—An Israeli government commission investigating a deadly accident at a Jewish pilgrimage site in April held its first day of hearings Sunday, almost four months after the stampede at Mount Meron left 45 people dead. The April 29 incident at the Jewish festival in northern Israel was the deadliest civilian disaster in the country’s history….
‘No Time to Lose’ in Afghan Evacuation If US Timetable Remains: UK Defence Secretary
Evacuating most UK citizens and eligible Afghans before the United States’ end-of-month deadline will be a challenging task, the UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Wallace said that the flow of processing is hindered by overcrowding in Kabul airport. “Too many people in the airport has meant a suspension of…
Biden Administration Activates Emergency Civil Reserve Air Fleet for Afghanistan Evacuations
August 22, 2021
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The Biden administration on Sunday activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to evacuate people from Afghanistan, although the flights will not directly head to the beleaguered South Asian nation. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a Pentagon news release, activated the fleet and is asking U.S. airlines and charter carriers to take Americans, Afghans who worked…
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