President Joe Biden announced Saturday that he is deploying more troops to Afghanistan to ensure that U.S. personnel can be evacuated safely. “Based on the recommendations of our diplomatic, military, and intelligence teams, I have authorized the deployment of approximately 5,000 U.S. troops to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown of…
Biden Sending 5,000 Troops to Afghanistan to Help Drawdown of US Personnel
More Marines Arrive in Kabul to Aid Urgent Embassy Airlift
WASHINGTON—A fresh contingent of Marines arrived in Kabul on Saturday as part of a 3,000-troop force intended to secure an airlift of U.S. Embassy personnel and Afghan allies as Taliban insurgents approach the outskirts of the capital. The last-minute decision to re-insert thousands of U.S. troops into Afghanistan reflects the dire state of security and…
Russian Firefighting Plane Crashes in Turkey, Eight Killed: Interfax
MOSCOW/ANKARA—Eight people were killed when a Russian firefighting Be-200 plane crashed in Turkey on Saturday, the Russian defense ministry was cited by Interfax news agency as saying. The Russian military said last month a Be-200, part of the Russian naval air forces, had been sent to help Turkey fight wildfires raging through southern coastal regions….
McConnell: US Should Launch Airstrikes to Stop Taliban Advance in Afghanistan
The United States should utilize airstrikes to stop the Taliban from gaining more ground in Afghanistan, the Senate’s top Republican said Saturday. “It is not too late to prevent the Taliban from overrunning Kabul. The Administration should move quickly to hammer Taliban advances with airstrikes, provide critical support to the Afghan National Defense and Security…
US Embassy in Afghanistan Tells Staff to Destroy ‘Sensitive Material’
U.S. Embassy staff in Kabul have been ordered to destroy sensitive documents and other materials in the midst of significant advances made by the Taliban in recent days, according to an excerpt of the memo sent out to employees. The memo said that garrison facilities “will provide destruction support” on a daily basis “until further…
Germany to Reduce Embassy Staff in Kabul, Fly out Staff and Helpers
BERLIN—Germany will reduce its embassy staff in Kabul to the bare minimum and increase security measures at the compound, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday, echoing similar announcements by the United States and other Western governments. “The government’s crisis coordination team also decided to bring forward charter flights that were originally planned for the…
Taliban Takes More Cities, Top Official Warns of Afghanistan ‘Civil War’
Amid significant Taliban gains over the past week or so, which includes the capture of the second- and third-largest Afghan cities on Thursday, a top UK official has warned that the conflict could morph into a civil war. “Britain found that out in the 1830s, that it is a country led by warlords and led…
Death Toll From Northern Turkey Floods Rises to 27
ISTANBUL—Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 27 people, the country’s emergency management agency said on Friday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month. The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires that raged through southern coastal regions for…
Taliban Seize Second- and Third-Largest Cities in Afghanistan
The Taliban conquered Herat, the third-largest city in Afghanistan, and took the second-largest city of Kandahar just hours later on Thursday, according to the group and local officials. In Kandahar, the designated terror group seized the governor’s office and several other buildings, witnesses told The Associated Press and other news outlets. The Kandahar governor and…
Britain Sends Troops to Afghanistan to Help Evacuate Staff and Citizens
LONDON—Britain will deploy hundreds of military personnel to Afghanistan to help British nationals and local translators get out of the country, defense secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday as the security situation there worsens. The British embassy in Kabul will be moved to a more secure location and will remain manned by only core staff….
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