TASHKENT—Hundreds of Afghan soldiers fled to Uzbekistan in 22 military planes and 24 helicopters over the weekend, including one aircraft that collided with an escorting Uzbek fighter jet causing both to crash, Uzbek prosecutors said on Monday. A total of 585 Afghan soldiers have arrived by aircraft and 158 more crossed the border on foot…
Uzbekistan Says Hundreds of Afghan Soldiers Flee Over Border With Dozens of Aircraft
Russian Embassy Claims Afghan President Fled With Cars and Helicopter ‘Full of Money’
The former president of Afghanistan reportedly fled the country with four vehicles and a helicopter “full of money” as Taliban insurgents closed in and took control of the nation’s capital, according to Russian embassy staff in Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani, whose current whereabouts are unknown, confirmed in a statement on Aug. 15 that he fled the…
UK Working on Number of Afghan Refugees It Will Accept: Foreign Secretary
The UK is working on how many Afghan refugees it can accept, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday, as countries prepare for an exodus following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Asked to give an estimated number after a Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms meeting, Raab told reporters the government is currently working it out. “We’re obviously…
Biden to Return to Washington, Deliver Remarks on Afghanistan
President Joe Biden is returning to Washington on Monday and plans to deliver an address regarding the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, according to the White House. Biden’s schedule initially said he would receive a briefing at Camp David in Maryland, where he’s been holed up for several days. But the White House sent an…
Biden Returns to Washington, Will Deliver Remarks on Afghanistan
President Joe Biden returned to Washington on Monday and plans to deliver an address regarding the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Biden touched down at Fort McNair at 1:12 p.m. The president walked to a waiting vehicle, taking no questions. Biden will make public remarks regarding Afghanistan at 3:45 p.m., according to the White House….
White House: ‘Significant Number of Americans’ Remain in Afghanistan, Chaos Erupts at Airport
Violence and gunfire erupted on the Kabul airport as thousands of Afghans and others were trying to evacuate Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover on Sunday. At one point, numerous Afghans and others tried to hold on to the outside of an American plane as it was departing the airport, according to video footage. At least…
Merkel Says Germany May Need to Rescue 10,000 People From Afghanistan
BERLIN—Germany must urgently evacuate up to 10,000 people from Afghanistan for whom its has responsibility, Chancellor Angela Merkel told party colleagues, warning that the fallout from the conflict will last for a very long time. The remarks, made at a closed-door meeting of her Christian Democrat party on Monday and relayed by meeting participants, reflect…
World Leaders Shocked, Express Disappointment Over Afghanistan Collapse
World leaders expressed shock and dismay after the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, following swift advances that caught the United States off guard as it was withdrawing from the country. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the Taliban takeover as “extremely difficult,” adding that it is “very important the West collectively should work together to…
4 Palestinians Killed During Israeli Operation to Arrest Hamas Suspect: Reports
RAMALLAH, West Bank—Undercover Israeli forces on a raid to arrest a Hamas suspect from a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank exchanged fire with terrorists on Monday, Israeli police said, while a Palestinian local official said at least four Palestinians were killed. The incident occurred at a camp in the city of Jenin, where,…
Afghanistan Aviation Authority Advises Transit Aircraft to Reroute
The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said on Monday that Kabul airspace had been released to the military and that it advised transit aircraft to reroute, according to a notice to airmen on its website, hastening some airline route switches. United Airlines, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic had already stopped using Afghanistan airspace after the…
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