The former UK Royal Marine who evacuated 170 rescue dogs and cats from his animal shelter in Afghanistan said UK government didn’t help him to enter Kabul airport. Paul Farthing, the ex-Marine who goes by the name Pen Farthing, arrived in London on Sunday with about 100 dogs and 70 cats on a privately-chartered plane…
Ex-UK Marine Who Evacuated Cats and Dogs From Kabul Says Military Didn’t Help With Airport Entry
US Marine Resigns, Seeking Accountability From Military Leaders Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
The U.S. Marine dismissed from command after criticizing senior military leadership on the handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced on Sunday that he is resigning his commission. “I’m currently not pending legal action and I could stay in the Marine Corps for another three years, but I don’t think that’s the path…
US Troops Need to Go Back and Fight in Afghanistan, Says Former CIA Director
A former CIA director called the Aug. 26 terrorist attack in the capital of Afghanistan President Joe Biden’s “worst nightmare,” adding that he believes American troops need to return to the war-torn nation to combat terrorism. “I understand that we’re trying to get our troops out of there, but the bottom line is, we can…
Americans Not Being Turned Away From Kabul Airport: US Ambassador
American citizens are not being blocked from entering the U.S.-held airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Monday. “Claims that American citizens have been turned away or denied access to HKIA by Embassy staff or US Forces are false,” Ross Wilson, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said in a statement. U.S. troops hold the Hamid…
UK Lawmakers Propose New British Army Regiment for Afghan Special Forces
Senior UK lawmakers have proposed creating a new British Army regiment for personnel of the Afghan special forces, according to The Daily Telegraph. Hundreds of former commandos in the Afghan National Army, who UK troops helped to train, arrived in the UK this month, following the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban takeover…
UK ‘Sceptical’ of Taliban Promises of Free Passage: Minister
The UK government remains “quite sceptical” of Taliban promises of free passage for those wishing to flee Afghanistan, according to a Foreign Office minister. James Cleverly told the BBC that the UK is a “long way” from granting the Taliban diplomatic recognition. Echoing previous remarks by the prime minister, Cleverly said that they would judge…
Kabul Airport Operations Uninterrupted by Rocket Attack: White House
The White House said early Monday morning that operations at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport are continuing uninterrupted, amid reports of multiple rockets being fired at the airport. According to Reuters, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that as many as five rockets were intercepted by U.S. missile defense systems. “The President was…
US Investigating Civilian Casualties in Airstrike on Vehicle in Kabul: Official
The United States is investigating reports of civilian casualties in Kabul after a U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from the ISIS-K terrorist group on Sunday, an official said. The U.S.-led counter-terrorism drone attack may have caused “additional casualties” as well as the two Islamic State militants it targeted, Captain…
Graham: Afghanistan War ‘Has Not Ended,’ US to Deal With ‘Catastrophe’ For Decades
The former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has rebuked the Biden administration’s handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, saying that U.S. presidents will be dealing with the “catastrophe” for decades to come. In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, days before President Joe Biden’s…
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