The Taliban on Thursday said it wasn’t aware al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was in Kabul days after the Biden administration confirmed it killed him in the Afghan capital. A chief spokesman for the Taliban said the group ordered its “investigative and intelligence agencies to conduct serious and comprehensive investigations on various aspects of the mentioned event.” “There…
2 Police Killed in Clash With ISIS Gunmen in Afghan Capital
ISLAMABAD—A gunbattle in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul left at least five people dead Wednesday, including two Taliban police and three ISIS terrorist group gunmen, a Taliban official said. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said police had launched an operation against the gunmen’s hideout, killing at least three in the Karti…
House Republicans Tell State Department to Preserve All Documents on Grants Backing Atheism
August 3, 2022
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Eighteen House Republicans, led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), are warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken to preserve all official documents and communications on a grant program promoting atheism overseas. Their warning came in an Aug. 2 letter made public on Aug. 3 in which the House GOPers told Blinken that…
State Department Issues Heightened Terrorism Alert After Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Al Zawahiri
The State Department has warned of an increased potential for attacks on Americans abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, adding that current information suggests terror groups continue to plan terrorist attacks on U.S. interests. The agency stated that there is a “higher potential for anti-American violence” in a Worldwide Caution advisory on Tuesday. Officials said…
State Department Approves Sale of 300 Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia
August 3, 2022
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The State Department has approved the possible sale of 300 Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia for around $3.05 billion, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). DSCA informed Congress of the possible sale on Tuesday, which comes after President Joe Biden visited the Gulf kingdom in July and met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud…
Arrest Warrant Issued After Manchester Bomber’s Brother Misses UK Court Hearing
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the elder brother of the Manchester Arena bomber for failing to give evidence at the public inquiry into the attack. Ismail Abedi, who fled the UK last summer, did not attend a hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Last month the 29-year-old was found guilty…
US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri
The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the Whitehouse. American forces conducted the precision drone…
Biden: US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri
The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the White House. American forces conducted the precision…
UK Geologist Jailed in Iraq for Looting Archaeological Sites Is Released
A retired British geologist who was jailed in Iraq earlier this year after being accused of taking shards of pottery from an archaeological site has thanked campaigners who helped win his freedom. Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested in March at Baghdad Airport after security staff found items in luggage belonging to him and a German tourist,…
Iran Warns It ‘Has Technical Means to Produce Nuclear Bomb’ but It’s ‘Not on Agenda’
Iran’s nuclear chief warned on Aug. 1 that the country has the “technical ability” to produce an atomic bomb but reiterated previous remarks by Iranian officials that the country has no intention of doing so, despite social media accounts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatening to produce nuclear warheads for missiles. Mohammad Eslami,…
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