The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber, according to a new review by U.S. Central Command. The findings. released Monday, refute assertions by […]
As for new nations potentially working on AUKUS Pillar II tech efforts, the State Department's Kurt Campbell teased, “I think you'll hear that we have something to say about that" next week.
Karen Decker, a US Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan, emphasized on the occasion of World Health Day that her country is the “largest” supporter of the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, especially for women and girls. Ms. Decker announced on Sunday, April 7th, through a post on the assistance provided by the United States to support […]
The Israeli military’s troop reduction in the southern Gaza Strip appears to be a “rest and refit” and not necessarily indicative of any new operations, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has said.]]>
A Biden administration official said this morning that the United States is “not looking for a wider war with Iran” following Iran’s launch of retaliatory strikes against Israel yesterday. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told Kristen Welker of NBC’s Meet the Press that President Biden does not “want to see this escalate,” […]
The Taliban’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation states that Turkish Airlines intends to resume its flights to Afghanistan soon. The spokesperson for this ministry wrote on its social media platform X, that there are no technical or airport-related issues for the company to begin its flights. Imamuddin Ahmadi stated that all facilities for foreign airlines […]
A day after the Taliban rejected the UN’s appointment of a special envoy, the US State Department said that it continues to support the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan. The US State Department said that the members of the UN Security Council requested the appointment. Hamdullah Fetrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, responded […]
According to a report,” Najibullah Haqqani, the acting Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology for the Taliban in Afghanistan, announced in an interview with Tolo News on Saturday night, April 6th, that the ministry has finalized the plan to block the social network Facebook in Afghanistan. The report states: “The Taliban official stated that the […]
The protest is inspired by the non-stop picket held outside the South African Embassy in London from 1986 until Mandela's release in February 1990.
US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officialsThe US is seeking to deter Iran from carrying out a retaliatory strike against Israel with concerted declarations of commitment to Israeli security, while at the same time trying to prevent the outbreak of a major regional war, officials in Washington have said.US officials still believe that a direct Iranian missile or drone strike is possible within the next few days, in retaliation for the...
Seven current and former government officials tell the BBC the Biden administration must press its ally further.
South Dakota, Nevada service restored; parts of Texas, Nebraska still out.