Tag: Afghanistan

Pentagon Releases First Footage of Botched Kabul Airstrike

Department of Defense officials have made public for the first time footage of an airstrike that left 10 civilians dead in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29, 2021. Military officials initially said the strike targeted a member of the ISIS terrorist group after the group was accused of having attacked the U.S.-held Kabul airport with suicide…


Afghans Who Worked Closely With Canada in Afghanistan Reach BC With Families

VANCOUVER—Over 200 Afghan refugees have arrived in Vancouver, the most to reach the province since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last August. Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister responsible for refugees, says the latest arrivals are among a total of 7,000 refugees that have now been airlifted to various parts of Canada. He says 161 of…


British Troops to Receive New Medal Recognising Heroism in Afghanistan Evacuation

British Armed Forces personnel who took part in the evacuation of more than 15,000 people from Afghanistan in August 2021 are set to receive a new medal recognising their efforts, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Personnel will receive the existing Operational Service Medal Afghanistan, featuring a new clasp reading “Operation Pitting”, recognising their contribution…


Pentagon Has yet to Issue Report on Weapons Left in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense (DOD) has missed a deadline to produce a report on the estimated $85 billion of U.S. weapons left in Afghanistan, prompting a letter from 27 House Republicans demanding answers. Congress passed legislation in September that required DOD officials to report on the property, equipment, and supplies that were destroyed, taken out…


Pentagon Misses Deadline to Produce Report on Billions in Weapons Left Behind in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense (DOD) has missed a deadline to produce a report on the estimated $85 billion in U.S. weaponry left in Afghanistan, prompting a letter from 27 House Republicans demanding answers. Congress approved legislation in September that required DOD officials to report on the property, equipment, and supplies that were destroyed, taken out…


5.3M Earthquake Kills at Least 26 in Afghanistan, Officials Say

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 26 people, officials said. Baz Mohammad Sarwary, a spokesperson for the Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, told AFP that the victims were killed when the quake caused residential roofs to collapse. Four others were injured, he said. “Five women and…


Twin Earthquakes in Western Afghanistan Kill at Least 22

KABUL, Afghanistan—Two earthquakes rattled Afghanistan’s western Badghis province along the border with Turkmenistan on Monday afternoon, killing at least 22 people, a local official said. There were fears the death toll could rise further as the first rescuers reached some of the remote villages struck by the temblors in what is one of Afghanistan’s most…


Kash Patel Predicts US Will Be Forced to Send Troops Back Into Afghanistan Within 18 Months | Kash’s Corner

“I am of the opinion that we will find our conventional military back in Afghanistan [within] 18 months.” In this episode of Kash’s Corner, Kash Patel and Jan Jekielek turn to national security and dive into the mounting debacle in Afghanistan, the push for a new Iran deal amid sanctions and death threats from Iran,…


Biden Administration Donates More Than $300 Million to Afghanistan

The United States is donating approximately $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and will also contribute additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, a White House spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. National Security Council (NSC) spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a government statement that the United States remains “the single largest donor of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan” and…


Taliban: Explosion Kills 9 Children in Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan—An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday killed nine children and wounded four, according to the office of a Taliban-appointed governor. A statement from the governor’s office said the blast took place when a cart selling food items struck an old, unexploded mortar shell in the district of Lalopar,…