President Joe Biden has been warned by commanders that another terrorist attack is “highly likely” to happen in the next 24 to 36 hours. “The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely…
US Airstrike Killed 2 ‘High-Profile’ ISIS-K Planners in Afghanistan: Pentagon
The Pentagon confirmed on Saturday that two “high-profile” ISIS-K terrorist group members were killed in Afghanistan during a U.S.-led counter-terrorism drone attack. “Yesterday, U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation against an ISIS-K planner and facilitator,” Major General William Taylor said at an Aug. 28 news conference. “I can confirm now that two high-profile…
US Airstrike Killed 2 ‘High-Profile’ ISIS-K Members in Afghanistan: Pentagon
The Pentagon confirmed on Saturday that two “high-profile” ISIS-K terrorist group members were killed in Afghanistan during a U.S.-led counter-terrorism drone attack. “Yesterday, U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation against an ISIS-K planner and facilitator,” Major General William Taylor said at an Aug. 28 news conference. “I can confirm now that two high-profile…
US Service Members Killed in Kabul Terrorist Bomb Attack Identified
Most of the U.S. service members killed in a terrorist bomb attack have been identified through various reports. One bomb went off near the Abbey Gate of U.S.-held Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, late on Aug. 26 local time. Pentagon officials said that 10 Marines, one Navy corpsman, and two U.S. Army soldiers…
Final UK Evacuation Flight Leaves Kabul; Troops Head Home
LONDON—Britain ended evacuation flights from Kabul airport on Saturday and began bringing troops home, even as the UK’s top military officer acknowledged “we haven’t been able to bring everybody out.” Britain’s defense ministry said the final flight for Afghan citizens had left Kabul and further flights over the weekend will bring home British troops and…
Taliban: Ready to Take ‘Full Control’ of Kabul Airport After US Departs
The Taliban terrorist group has taken “full control” of almost every area near the airport in the capital of Afghanistan and is ready to take over as soon as U.S. troops depart, two senior officials from the group claimed on Friday. One of the seniors said their forces have taken over the area with the exception of…
The Latest: Afghans Protest at Kabul Bank, Long ATM Lines
Hundreds of Afghans have protested outside a bank in Kabul as others form long lines at cash machines. The protesters Saturday at New Kabul Bank included many civil servants demanding their salaries, which they said had not been paid for the past three to six months. They said even though banks reopened three days ago…
Epoch TV Review: Biden’s Big Debacle
Commentary There’s so much to unpack in “Failure in Afghanistan” that it’s difficult to know where to begin discussing this episode of “Counterculture.” While Danielle D’Souza Gill, along with guest Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institute, focus largely on Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, they also touch on a number of other Democratic positions…
‘Very Few’ Civilian Flights Still to Leave Afghanistan
Civilian evacuations from Afghanistan will finish on Saturday, the head of the UK armed forces has said as troops prepared to head home following a “heartbreaking” effort. General Sir Nick Carter, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said Operation Pitting—the effort to evacuate UK nationals and eligible Afghans from Kabul airport—had “gone as well as…
NATO Allies Struggle to Keep Kabul Airport Open for Aid After Withdrawal
Geneva/Ankara—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. The airport, a lifeline for tens of thousands of evacuees fleeing Taliban terrorists in the past two weeks and for…
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