Tag: Afghanistan

• Friday, January 6th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Duke of Sussex says he killed 25 people during war in Afghanistan

  

  Prince Harry wrote in his autobiography Spare, which was mistakenly released in Spain Thursday, that he killed 25 people while serving as a helicopter pilot during the war in Afghanistan.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  First family of Afghan refugees arriving in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay is to welcome Thursday the first family of Afghan refugees, Así Nos Va from Montevideo's Radio Carve reported.

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 07:12 UTC

  More than half a million sign petition to have Sir Tony Blair's knighthood “rescinded”

  

  More than half a million people have signed a petition to have former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair's knighthood “rescinded”. Sir Tony was appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 19:33 UTC

  US under permanent threat from ISIS, Pentagon official says

  

  ISIS could launch an attack on US territory any time, according to statements from Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl Thursday.

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  What does the Taliban’s choice of interim prime minister mean for Afghanistan?

  

  By Ali A. Olomi (*) – The Taliban announced on Sept. 7, 2021, that Mullah Hasan Akhund has been appointed interim prime minister of Afghanistan. The decision comes more than two weeks after the militant Islamist group seized control of much of the country, including the capital, Kabul.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  US puts an end to 20 years of military presence in Afghanistan

  

  The United States has ended its military presence in Afghanistan after 20 years, General Frank McKenzie of the Central Command (CENTCOM), announced Monday at a press conference from the Pentagon.

• Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  ISIS spin-off causes detonations at Kabul airport killing nearly 100 people

  

  At least 85 to 90 people died Thursday after an ISIS detachment attack on Kabul International Airport. US President Joseph Biden promised to avenge the deaths of 13 soldiers from his country. The flag over the White House flies at half-mast.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Multilateral declaration signed in defense of Afghan women in fear under the Taliban

  

  The European Union (EU) was joined by several countries Wednesday in a declaration whereby the international community vows to closely monitor the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban seizure of power last Sunday.

• Monday, August 16th 2021 - 07:30 UTC

  Taliban regain control of Afghanistan after 20 years

  

  Taliban militias have seized Afghanistan's capital Kabul, while President Ashraf Ghani fled the country after swift military actions over the past week. The war in Afghanistan “is over,” a spokesman for the Taliban's political office announced, adding that “soon” it will be clear what kind of government there will be under the Taliban 20 years after a US-led military invasion had ousted them.

• Monday, August 16th 2021 - 06:45 UTC

  Afghanistan: Western armies always lose guerilla wars in the “Third World,” but it never really matters.

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - “I will never kneel before such a destructive force (as the Taliban),” declared Ashraf Ghani, the ex-president of Afghanistan before fleeing. “We will either sit knee-to-knee for real negotiations at the table or break their knees on the battlefield.” Good luck with that, Ashraf.