Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is currently residing in the United Arab Emirates, officials of the Gulf nation confirmed on Wednesday. “The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds,” the UAE ministry of foreign affairs said…
Afghans Evacuated to Germany Describe Terrifying Scenes at Kabul Airport
Frankfurt—Afghans who arrived in Germany on Wednesday described chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport before they were evacuated to safety and said they feared for the lives of loved ones they left behind. Speaking shortly after landing in Frankfurt on a flight from Tashkent, men, women, and children said they were part of a…
US Troops Fired Shots in Air at Kabul Airport, Pentagon Says
American troops fired shots at Kabul’s airport in a bid to control crowds trying to enter the facility, the U.S. Department of Defense said Wednesday. The shots were largely fired around gates being guarded by U.S. troops as evacuation flights take off and a mix of Americans and Afghans are processed into the facility, Pentagon…
Human Remains Found in US Military Plane’s Wheel After Leaving Kabul: Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is investigating the lead-up to an incident earlier this week involving an American military aircraft that departed a Kabul airport with civilians hanging onto its landing gear who fell to their deaths. A statement from the Air Force confirmed that human remains were discovered on the C-17 military plane, and it…
Taliban Violently Break Up Protest in Afghanistan as Thousands Try to Flee Kabul
Taliban terrorists fired at a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday as a stampede at a gate to the airport in Kabul left another 17 injured. Dozens of people gathered in the eastern city of Jalalabad to raise the national flag a day before Afghanistan’s Independence Day, which commemorates the end of British rule in…
North Macedonia to Accept 450 Afghan Refugees
BELGRADE—North Macedonia will by the end of the week temporarily take in 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country and seeking visas to enter the United States, the Skopje government said on Tuesday. North Macedonia is the third country in the Western Balkans, along with Albania and Kosovo, to have approved a request…
British Officer: Taliban Not Halting Evacuations
A British officer in charge of Britain’s evacuation of between 6,000 to 7,000 people from Afghanistan says Taliban commanders around the airport in Kabul have not sought to disrupt the effort. Royal Navy Vice Admiral Ben Key says “pragmatic, tactical, low level” discussions have had to take place with the Taliban terrorists as they control…
White House: 3,200 Evacuated From Afghanistan, Pace to Pick Up Wednesday
Military flights have evacuated 3,200 U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and their families from Afghanistan as of Aug. 17, according to a White House official. On Tuesday alone, 13 flights carried 1,100 people out of the capital city of Kabul, the official said, adding that the pace of the evacuation was expected to pick up on…
Pressure Mounts On Biden From Both Parties Amid Afghanistan Crisis
The Biden Administration is facing increased scrutiny by congressmen from both parties and media outlets alike for his role in the stunning collapse of Afghanistan this week. Last night, Biden hosted a brief press conference defending his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He criticized the previous three administrations’ handling of the war over…
US Probing Deaths at Plane Takeoff in Kabul
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Air Force says its Office of Special Investigations is reviewing an incident at the Kabul airport Monday in which multiple people were killed when hundreds of Afghan civilians desperate to leave the country swarmed a C-17 cargo plane as it was attempting to take off. The Air Force did not say how many…
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