Kabul airport reopens to receive aid: Qatar’s Afghanistan envoy
Aircraft are parked on the tarmac of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. military’s withdrawal, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo) Atechnical team was able to reopen Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport to receive aid, Qatar’s ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday. The airport’s runway has been repaired in cooperation with authorities […]
Romney blames both Biden and Trump for crisis in Afghanistan He also said the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is not the same thing as ending the war. By Aubree Eweaver
29 August, 2021 Comments Off on Romney blames both Biden and Trump for crisis in Afghanistan He also said the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is not the same thing as ending the war. By Aubree Eweaver
“The reality is, the fact that we’re in this position is the result of bad decisions made by two administrations ,” said Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). | Liz Lynch/Getty Images Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday morning that the current situation in Afghanistan is the direct result of decisions made by both the Trump and […]
Continue reading …Biden on Afghanistan: Not my problem
15 August, 2021 Comments Off on Biden on Afghanistan: Not my problem
The president is unwilling to rethink his decision to withdraw U.S. troops, even as Afghanistan unravels faster than expected. Displaced Afghans arrive at a makeshift camp from the northern provinces desperately leaving their homes behind on Aug. 10, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. | Paula Bronstein /Getty Images As the Taliban blitz across Afghanistan and U.S. […]
Continue reading …Former Korean ambassador to Somalia tells the real story of Mogadishu
5 August, 2021 Comments Off on Former Korean ambassador to Somalia tells the real story of Mogadishu
Kang Shin-sung, former Korean ambassador to Somalia. [JOONGANG ILBO] Former Korean ambassador to Somalia Kang Shin-sung recalls vividly the day when he waved the Korean flag with all his might in front of the Italian Embassy in Somali capital Mogadishu in 1991, with a group of North Korean diplomats.“We were all there, South Koreans […]
Continue reading …Death toll rises to 56 as breached river threatens Henan counties
23 July, 2021 Comments Off on Death toll rises to 56 as breached river threatens Henan counties
People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force soldiers transfer to children to safe places in floods-ravaged Weihui of Xinxiang, Central China’s Henan on Thursday. Photo: cnsphoto At least 56 people were killed in the downpour and floods in Central China’s Henan as of Friday and the rain-induced torrents still threaten Xinxiang and Hebi cities after the Weihe River and […]
Continue reading …Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighbouring Afar region Ethiopia’s eight-month-old conflict expands as Tigrayan fighters cross into neighbouring Afar region.
19 July, 2021 Comments Off on Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighbouring Afar region Ethiopia’s eight-month-old conflict expands as Tigrayan fighters cross into neighbouring Afar region.
Forces from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have mounted attacks in neighbouring Afar region, marking an expansion of an eight-month-old conflict into a previously untouched area. Tigrayan fighters crossed into Afar on Saturday and Afar forces and allied militias were still fighting them on Monday, Afar spokesman Ahmed Koloyta said. KEEP READING Ethiopia says second filling […]
Continue reading …US air force targets Taliban position in northern Afghanistan, media reports
27 June, 2021 Comments Off on US air force targets Taliban position in northern Afghanistan, media reports
KABUL: Some Western media outlets report that the United States military had pounded by drone attacks Friday just hours before President Ghani’s meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden in the White House. The Fox News has cited officials in the Pentagon, saying that the US army had launched two drone strikes on the insurgent […]
Continue reading …Police say killing of Muslim family in London, Ont. was ‘planned, premeditated act motivated by hate
8 June, 2021 Comments Off on Police say killing of Muslim family in London, Ont. was ‘planned, premeditated act motivated by hate
A Muslim family out for a Sunday walk at dusk were intentionally run down by the driver of a speeding truck who targeted the family because of their faith, London, Ont. police said — a “hate-motivated killing” the city’s mayor called an act of mass murder. At 8:40 p.m. on a clear and warm night, […]
Continue reading …Israel-Gaza fighting enters its second week amid mounting ceasefire calls
17 May, 2021 Comments Off on Israel-Gaza fighting enters its second week amid mounting ceasefire calls
Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group faced mounting international calls for a ceasefire in hostilities that entered their second week on Monday with no end in sight. Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target the Palestinian enclave, early on May 17, 2021. (AFP) World concern deepened with an […]
Continue reading …NATO says Russia’s military buildup at Ukraine’s border is ‘unjustified, unexplained and concerning’
14 April, 2021 Comments Off on NATO says Russia’s military buildup at Ukraine’s border is ‘unjustified, unexplained and concerning’
A Ukrainian serviceman patrols near the frontline in the fight against Russian-backed separatists near the small city of Marinka, Donetsk region – Copyright STR/AFP or licensors Stoltenberg said NATO stood with Ukraine and expressed the military alliance’s unwavering support for Russia’s neighbour. His comments come after a surge of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine, where Russia-backed separatists and […]
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