Japan is suspending 1.6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 over concerns of contamination after finding what it says are “foreign materials.” And in other news, President Joe Biden has announced the United States will retaliate against the terrorist organization ISIS over the recent bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this live Q&A with…
Live Q&A: Moderna Vaccine Suspended in Japan; US to Retaliate Over Kabul Bombing
ISIS Behind Afghanistan Bombings, US ‘Prepared to Take Action:’ General
The ISIS terrorist group was behind the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, according to a top U.S. general. “The threat from ISIS is extremely real. We’ve been talking about this for several days; we saw it actually manifest itself here in the last few hours with an actual attack,” Kenneth McKenzie, the CENTCOM commander…
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Afghanistan Bombings, US General Says America ‘Prepared to Take Action’
The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed a dozen U.S. troops. ISIS published a photograph of a man it claimed conducted one of the suicide bombings and described the explosions as targeting American forces and their “spies.” It also threatened additional attacks. The bombs were set off…
Taliban Condemn Attack at Kabul Airport
The Taliban terrorist group on Thursday condemned the bombings at the U.S.-held airport in Kabul. “The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns the bombing of civilians at Kabul airport, which took place in an area where U.S. forces are responsible for security,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement. “The Islamic Emirate is paying close attention…
Biden Adviser: US Taking Afghanistan ISIS Threat ‘Deadly Seriously’
National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the United States is evaluating a threat from the ISIS terrorist organization. “It is something that we are placing paramount priority on stopping or disrupting, and we will do everything that we can for as long as we are on the ground to keep that from…
Biden: US Watching for Terrorists, Including From ISIS, Near Kabul Airport
President Joe Biden on Friday said the U.S. military is keeping watch on possible terrorist threats near the Kabul airport, including ISIS, coming after a number of high-profile prison releases occurred as the Taliban took over Afghanistan. “We are keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport including ISIS…
National Security Advisor Says US ‘Laser Focused’ On Potential For Terrorist Attack By Taliban ‘Sworn Enemy’
August 20, 2021
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The U.S. government is “laser focused” on the potential for a terrorist attack in Afghanistan by a group like ISIS-K, a sworn enemy of the Taliban, a senior government official said. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told NBC Nightly News on Aug. 19 that the government will continue in its efforts to oversee an…
US Military Report Warns ISIS Will Operate ‘Indefinitely’
A U.S. military report released this week suggests the ISIS terrorist group will operate in the Middle East “indefinitely,” describing the group now as a “low-level” terrorist threat about seven years after the organization took over swaths of Syria and Iraq in the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War. ISIS was ousted from its strongholds…
5 Women, 14 Children Repatriated From Syria Back to Albania
TIRANA, Albania—Five women and 14 children who were the families of Albanian nationals who joined ISIS terrorist fighting in Syria and Iraq on Sunday returned to their homeland from Syria’s Al Hol camp. Flying from Lebanon they were accompanied by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Interior Minister Bledi Cuci. “It is a very positive…
Egypt Officials Say ISIS Attack Kills 5 Troops in Sinai
CAIRO—ISIS terrorist group ambushed a checkpoint in the restive northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing at least five troops from the security forces, officials said. At least six other troops were wounded in the attack in the town of Sheikh Zuweid and taken to a military hospital in the Mediterranean city of…
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