Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 28 (ANI): As Saudi Arabia's new international travel protocol becomes effective, Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is set to facilitate the first commercial departure since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Saturday said that the threats to the airport in Kabul are "still very real" and "very dynamic."
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 29 (ANI): The Taliban said on Saturday that they have gained control over the three gates of Kabul Airport as the US forces wound down evacuations ahead of its August 31 deadline, Tolo News reported.
Ankara [Turkey] August 28 (ANI): Turkey officials informed that the country will not assist operations at Kabul airport after NATO's withdrawal unless the Taliban agree to the presence of Turkish security at the airport.
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Diplomatic presence of United States in Afghanistan is expected to be reduced to a "skeletal crew" in the next 24 hours, US media on Saturday said citing sources.
London [UK], August 28 (ANI): The UK Armed Forces have now entered the final stages of the evacuation from Hamid Karzai Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, General Nick Carter, the chief of UK Defense Staff, said.
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State's Afghanistan and Pakistan arm, the group behind the Kabul airport attack is trying to turn the Biden administration's exit into a bloody spectacle.
Doha [Qatar], August 28 (ANI): Twenty years of military action by the United States and its international partners aimed at stamping out terrorism have exacted major tolls on Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, but the Kabul airport blast shows that it can still wreak havoc.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): After the Kabul airport blast, the US Embassy in Kabul on Thursday (local time) warned its citizens to stay away from the Kabul airport and told anyone outside the perimeter to "leave immediately," citing unnamed security threats.
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Despite close links between the Taliban and the proscribed outfit Haqqani Network, the US State Department on Friday (local time) said that they are two separate entities.
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): The United States will transfer Kabul airport back to the Afghan people, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday (local time).
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): National security officials warned US President Biden on Friday (local time) that another terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, is "likely" in the final days of the US military mission in the country.