By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Kabul – A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital today (Dec. 28), accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former United States-backed regime. Around 30 women gathered near a mosque in the centre of Kabul and marched a few hundred metres chanting
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Bomb attack at Kabul mosque kills ‘number of civilians’, says Taliban
By France 24 with AFP and AP AN EXPLOSION outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed “a number of civilians” on Sunday, a senior Taliban official said. The bomb targeted the sprawling Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who later
Read moreTaliban eases stance as Iran condemns offensive in Panjshir
By AFP, published by The Straits Times Kabul – The Taliban today (Sept. 6) called on former members of the Afghan forces to integrate with the new hardline rulers, as Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the group’s military offensive in the holdout Panjshir Valley. “The Afghan forces who were trained in the past 20 years will
Read moreAfghanistan: US says drone strike killed IS-K planner
By BBC THE US military says it believes it has killed a planner for the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group in a drone strike in the east of the country. The suspected member of the IS-K group was targeted in Nangarhar province. IS-K said it had carried out an attack outside Kabul airport
Read moreUS braces for more Islamic State attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee new Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on today (Aug. 27) after an Islamic State attack killed 85 people including 13 US service members just outside Kabul airport. General Frank McKenzie, head of US Central
Read moreISIS terror threat forces US military to establish alternate routes to Kabul airport
By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Nicole Gaouette, CNN THE US military is establishing “alternative routes” to Kabul airport because of a threat the terror group ISIS-K poses to the airport and its surroundings, as President Joe Biden met with senior officials on Saturday to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan and
Read moreTaliban co-founder in Afghan capital as evacuation scramble continues
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Kabul – The Taliban’s senior leadership was gathering in the Afghan capital today (Aug. 21) to map out a future “inclusive” government, as desperation deepened for thousands still scrambling to leave the country via a chaotic evacuation operation. A senior Taliban official told AFP that Mullah Abdul Ghani
Read moreTaliban ‘hanging’ people who worked with US: source
By Fox News AS THE US military and State Department rush to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul’s airport, Taliban checkpoints are cutting off many from freedom and safety – and reports on the ground indicate the militants are summarily executing people who helped US forces over the years. Ryan Rogers, a retired
Read moreTaliban near gates of Kabul as embassies prepare for evacuations
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Kabul – The Taliban seized more major cities today (August 13) as they raced to take full control of Afghanistan and inched closer to Kabul, with the United States and Britain deploying thousands of troops to evacuate their citizens from the capital. The evacuation orders came as the
Read moreChina refuses to apologise to Australia for fake soldier image
By BBC CHINA has accused Australia of trying to “deflect public attention” from alleged war crimes by its soldiers in Afghanistan after Canberra expressed outrage over a “repugnant” tweet. Australia has demanded an apology for sharing the fake image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child. Beijing has now said that Australia was trying
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