Afghanistan
Biden vows retribution as death toll rises to 103 in Kabul bombings
The number of US service members killed in the attacks has risen to 13, with 18 more injured troops currently in the process of being flown out of the country, according to the latest update by Bill Urban, public affairs officer of the US Central Command. The blast at the airport was followed by another one at the adjacent Baron Hotel, whose details are being figured out by the US military.
Whenever Islamist extremists take power, terror follows: British MP
"The attack on innocent people at Kabul airport simply trying to escape the horror of Taliban rule shows exactly who the group has brought with them. The pattern is well established - from Nigeria and Mali to Syria and Iraq - whenever Islamist extremists take power, terror follows," he said, adding that Taliban rule has brought this to innocent people trying to escape the horror of Taliban rule.
UK to continue Afghan evacuation despite Kabul airport blasts
"I want to stress that this threat of a terrorist attack is one of the constraints that we've been operating under in Operation Pitting, in the big extraction that's been going on, and we've been ready for it; we've been prepared for it," Johnson told the reporters after an emergency meeting, Xinhua reported.
'Nightmare': Military veterans warn US against delaying Afghanistan exit
"If we stay against the will of the Taliban -- on Wednesday morning -- the nightmare scenario is light machine gun fire, and a dozen mortar rounds, closing down their evacuation of our forces. At which point, we've got a real problem," retired four star general Barry Richard McCaffrey said in a television interview on Thursday.
UNGA president calls for protecting civilians in Afghanistan
"Protection of civilians and rights and freedoms of Afghan people - in particular women and children must be a priority," the UNGA president said on Thursday in a note emailed to UN correspondents, Xinhua news agency reported. Bozkir noted that for 40 years, the General Assembly has addressed "the situation in Afghanistan," focusing on peace, stability, good governance, human rights and development.
Over 60 including 12 US military personnel killed in Kabul blasts
US Central Command commander Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr has confirmed that 12 American service members have been killed and 15 injured in two suicide bombings. US President Joe Biden, speaking at the White House, vowed to carry on with evacuating people fleeing Afghanistan, the BBC reported. He also pledged that the US would hunt down those behind the attacks and make them pay.
Russia sees over 150 man-portable US missiles with Afghan militants as major terror threat
Russia's Federal Service of Military and Technical Co-operation Director Dimitry Shugaev told journalists in Moscow on Wednesday that "there are more than 150 missiles left behind by the US forces in Afghanistan. We do not know who is in control of these missiles. They could be in the hands of the Taliban or any other militant group who can use them in any part of the world including Europe, America or India."
India will soon know that Taliban can run Af affairs smoothly: Taliban leader
Dawn said the statement from the Taliban leader came a week after Modi commented on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, saying "empires created out of terror can dominate for some time, but their existence is never permanent as they cannot suppress humanity forever". Dilwar warned India not to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan.
Russia relies on its Central Asian military bases to block terror influx from Afghanistan
The recent military drills that took place on the Afghan border with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan had Russian forces from these bases—sending a clear signal to the Taliban not to invade or cause problems in the region. Among its bases, Russia maintains its largest presence in Tajikistan where it has deployed its 201 motorised division. In Tajikistan, the division operates from Dushanbe, and Bokhtar.
Taliban, Panjshir resistance not to attack each other
The two sides have agreed to cease attacks against each other, sources said, adding that meetings between the two delegations of the Taliban and Northern Alliance were taking place over the last two days at Charikar in Afghanistan's Parwan province. A peace agreement will be announced during a press conference by the Taliban and Northern Alliance leaders, the sources added.
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