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US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

The US military said Friday it had carried out a drone strike against a "planner" of the Islamic State-Khorasan, the group which claimed credit for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport.
28 August 2021, 02:23 AM

US on alert for more Kabul attacks, says next few days will be most dangerous

U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bombing killed at least 92 people, including 13 U.S. service members, just outside Kabul airport.
27 August 2021, 18:24 PM

Kabul Airport Carnage: US on alert for more attacks

US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks yesterday after an Islamic State suicide bombing killed around 100 people, including 13 US service members, just outside Kabul airport. 
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Stranded in Afghanistan: Evacuation of 15 Bangladeshis still uncertain

The evacuation of 15 Bangladeshis from Afghanistan remained uncertain till yesterday as the chartered flight that was supposed to carry them home on Thursday got cancelled following the blast at Kabul airport.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Factory fire kills 16 in Karachi

At least 16 workers died and more were missing after a factory fire in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi yesterday, police said.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Kabul Airport Blasts: Global Reaction

United States: President Joe Biden vowed to hunt down those behind the suicide bombings that killed American troops in the worst single-day loss for the Pentagon in Afghanistan since 2011. “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,” Biden, visibly shaken, said in a White House address during which he said evacuations of vulnerable people would continue until August 31.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Humanitarian crisis unfolding

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter on Thursday, the most visible face of a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the war-torn country.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

NATO allies struggle to keep Kabul airport open for aid after withdrawal

NATO allies are struggling to ensure that Afghanistan's main gateway, Kabul airport, remains open for urgently needed humanitarian aid flights next week when they end their evacuation airlifts and turn it over to the Taliban.
27 August 2021, 16:30 PM

16 killed in Pakistan chemical factory fire

At least 16 people were killed in a factory fire on Friday in Pakistan’s largest city and financial hub, Karachi, raising questions about the industrial safety in a country not new to such accidents.
27 August 2021, 16:10 PM

UN says Afghanistan humanitarian needs are 'catastrophic'

UN officials appealed for $800 million to fill a chronic funding gap for Afghanistan on Friday, with a senior aid official describing the situation as "catastrophic" with at least one third of people expected to be facing hunger.
27 August 2021, 13:45 PM

Leading global jihad or ruling Afghans?

Against all odds, the Taliban need to prove their credentials as Afghan nationalists and shun the global jihadist movement along with delivering promises to the international community if they want to be successful in governing Afghanistan, a panel of experts said Thursday.
27 August 2021, 08:01 AM

Evacuation flights resume in Kabul after deadly bombings

Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover. The U.S. says further attempted attacks are expected ahead of the Tuesday deadline for foreign troops to leave, ending America’s longest war.
27 August 2021, 07:11 AM

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul airport attack

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, the group's Amaq News Agency said on its Telegram channel.
26 August 2021, 19:41 PM

Kabul Airport: Twin blasts kill over 60

Islamic State suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions yesterday, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens, and bringing a catastrophic halt to the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee. 
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Taliban beat UN staff in Kabul

The Taliban stopped an Afghan United Nations staff member as he tried to reach Kabul airport on Sunday. They searched his vehicle and found his UN identification. Then they beat him.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Total failure’: War on terror 20 yrs on

Twenty years ago, US president George W. Bush declared a “war on terror”. Today, its failure is undeniable, with jihadist groups both more numerous and scattered more widely across the world. 
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage

US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport.
26 August 2021, 14:06 PM

Afghan girl born on US military plane named after aircraft's code name

An Afghan girl born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircraft's code name, US military officials said Wednesday.
26 August 2021, 03:08 AM

Internal UN document says Taliban threatened, beat staff

The Taliban stopped an Afghan United Nations staff member as he tried to reach Kabul airport on Sunday. They searched his vehicle and found his U.N. identification. Then they beat him.
25 August 2021, 18:09 PM

No baby count in Cox’s Bazar in 4yrs

In 2017, a month after the Rohingya refugee influx, the Cox’s Bazar district administration suspended birth registration in the area.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM