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12 US troops killed, 15 injured in IS attack at Kabul airport: US general
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 27 (ANI): US Central Command, Marine Corps General Kenneth F McKenzie Jr on Thursday (local time) said that an Islamic State terrorist attack at the Kabul airport killed 12 US troops and injured 15 more.
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Trump extends condolences on death of US service members in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 27 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) extended condolences to the families of United States service members who died in an explosion at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
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Kabul blasts: US Defence Secretary expresses condolence over death of US M
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 27 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III on Thursday (local time) expressed condolences over the death of US Marines in the deadly blast in Kabul.
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New threat of vehicle explosion at north gate of Kabul airport, US embassy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 27 (ANI): There is a new threat of vehicle-borne improvised IED (VBIED) at North Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, US media reported citing an official inside the airport complex.
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4 US Marines among people killed in twin Kabul blasts
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 26 (ANI): As many as four US Marines have been killed in the explosion outside Kabul airport and 3 have been wounded, US media reported said.
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At least 35 people killed, over 70 injured in twin Kabul blasts: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 26 (ANI): At least 35 people were killed and more than 70 injured in twin bomb blasts outside Kabul airport, according to multiple sources.
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US evacuates 13,400 more people from Afghanistan: White House
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 26 (ANI): The United States has evacuated 13,400 more people from Afghanistan, a White House official informed on Thursday. Since August 14, the US has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 95,700 people.
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World Bank pauses financial aid to Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank is halting all financial assistance for projects to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban assuming power in the country, a World Bank spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Congressmen draw flak for Kabul airport visit amid US evacuation effort
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): Two US congressmen made an unannounced trip to Kabul on Tuesday to "provide oversight" to the mission to evacuate Americans and its allies and to pressure President Joe Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for US military drawdown.
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US in discussion with Taliban on future control of Kabul airport: State De
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 24 (ANI): The United States is engaged in discussions with the Taliban regarding the future control of the Kabul international airport, US State Department informed on Monday.
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'Significant' threat to US airlift operations in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 24 (ANI): The United States on Monday said that there are significant threats to the US airlift operation out of Afghanistan but their military is taking measures to mitigate them.
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Three Afghan women give birth to babies aboard US evacuation plane
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 24 (ANI): US airmen helped three Afghan women give birth to babies after going into labor during an evacuation flight from Kabul in the past week, US army General Stephen Lyons, said on Monday.
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