Two explosions rocked Kabul on Tuesday in an attack targeting a large military hospital in the Afghan capital. A Taliban official confirmed that at least seven people were killed, but there were reports of a much higher death toll from the blasts and an ensuing gun battle. It was the latest in a string of… Continue reading Nov 2021. ISIS Attack on Afghanistan
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Aug 2021. The US and UK Relationship
Nigel Farage talks about the US with UK relationship and the way he feels Joe Biden has treated the West, not just Boris Johnson with contempt. Biden didn’t talk to any world leaders till 48 hours after the fall of Kabul. He asks can the US still be considered a trusted ally? Andrew Neil considers… Continue reading Aug 2021. The US and UK Relationship
Aug 2021. A Taliban Attack in Kabul
A suicide-bomb and gun attack in Kabul’s Green Zone that targeted Afghanistan’s acting defence minister and killed eight people on Tuesday was claimed by the Taliban, as the hardline Islamist group continued to escalate violence across the country. The suicide bombing, which targeted the house used by Bismillah Mohammadi, was one of the most significant… Continue reading Aug 2021. A Taliban Attack in Kabul
Aug 2021. The Situation in Afghanistan
There were scenes of panic at Kabul airport on Monday as desperate residents tried to flee following the Taliban’s seizure of the Afghan capital. The US army said soldiers shot two armed men, while three people were reported to have died after falling from the underside of a plane they were clinging to shortly after… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Situation in Afghanistan
Aug 2021. Afghan Withdrawal
Violence has rippled throughout Afghanistan this week, from the western province of Herat to Kabul, as Taliban forces ramp up attacks in the final month of the U.S. withdrawal. But the fighting in one city in particular, Lashkar Gah, could prove a turning point in the war: The Taliban may be poised to take their… Continue reading Aug 2021. Afghan Withdrawal
May 2021. Kabul Part 2
At a nearby hospital in Kabul, staff wheeled in injured students while dozens of distressed relatives searched desperately for their sons and daughters, according to a witness. A spokesman for the interior ministry, Tariq Arian, put the death toll at least 30 and injured at 52 but did not specify the cause or the target.… Continue reading May 2021. Kabul Part 2
May 2021. Kabul Part 1
Multiple blasts outside a school in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more, mostly female students, officials said, in an attack Afghan President Ashraf Ghani blamed on the insurgent Taliban. A senior interior ministry official said most of the casualties were students coming out of the Sayedul Shuhada School.… Continue reading May 2021. Kabul Part 1
Sep 2020. Afghan Vice-President survives another Assassination Attempt
Afghanistan’s vice president survived an assassination attempt in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to his office. Amrullah Saleh’s convoy was the target of a roadside bomb in the capital’s Taimany area during the morning rush hour, read a statement from his office. While Saleh, the senior of Afghanistan’s two vice presidents, remained unharmed, at… Continue reading Sep 2020. Afghan Vice-President survives another Assassination Attempt
Mar 2015. Farkhunda Lynching, Afghanistan
March 2015. I’m sure there’s a news provider out there that carried this story, I hunted for it, if it’s been carried I’ll have it on one of the drives. There’s tons of the attack on social media but way too graphic. All I could find is a small mention of the funeral. I’m highlighting… Continue reading Mar 2015. Farkhunda Lynching, Afghanistan