U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a risky airlift of Americans, endangered Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The decision defies allied leaders who want to give the evacuation more time and opens Biden to criticism that he caved to Taliban deadline demands. “Every day […]Read More
A car bomb aimed at a convoy of foreign forces has exploded in the capital of Afghanistan, wounding four US service members and causing a number of other casualties, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast which occurred in the busy Jalalabad area in the east of Kabul on Friday, the second such […]Read More
A powerful explosion has rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least four people and wounding more than 100, the country’s health ministry said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Monday’s blast near the Green Village compound, which houses several international companies and charities, in eastern Kabul. Three military personnel were among the dead, Afghan Interior […]Read More
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