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Taliban arrests two Islamic State suspects from Malaysia after Kabul airport attack
Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov told Tass news agency that the ISKP or Daesh is competing with Taliban for political space, and the contradictions between them cannot be reconciled. "As far as I know the Taliban apprehended two Daesh militants today - allegedly, citizens of Malaysia. So, I understand that they will hunt and act completely harshly towards Daesh.
Taliban say female students to study in separate classrooms
Speaking with officials of public and private universities and employees of the Ministry on Sunday, Abdul Baqi Haqqani appointed Minister for Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education said Afghan girls have the right to study but they cannot study in the same classrooms with boys, Tolo News reported.
Whole city of New Orleans loses power due to Hurricane Ida
Sunday also marked the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destructive landfalls in Louisiana and Mississippi, reports Xinhua news agency. "New Orleans has no power. The only power in the city is coming from generators," NOLA Ready, New Orleans' emergency preparedness campaign, tweeted on Sunday night.
Putting price tags on US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan
Putting price tags on American military equipment still in Afghanistan isn't an easy task. In the fog of war, or withdrawal, Afghanistan has always been a black box with little sunshine, the report said. Between 2003 and 2016, the US purchased and provided 75,898 vehicles and 208 aircraft, to the Afghan army and security forces, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
Rockets fired at Kabul airport intercepted by US missile defence
The White House confirmed the attack, but said that its ongoing evacuations would "continue uninterrupted".
The incident comes a day after a US drone strike thwarted what officials said was another attack on the airport, the BBC report said. The US is planning to withdraw its troops and complete evacuations from Afghanistan by Tuesday.
Pfizer Covid vax may be authorised for 5-yr-olds by Oct: Ex-FDA chief
Currently of the three Covid-19 vaccines used in the US, only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been granted the emergency use authorisation for children aged 12 and older. Pfizer along with Moderna and Johnson and Johnson are conducting clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the vaccines in children under 12.
Results of the Pfizer vaccine for children are expected in September.
Most Americans killed in Kabul airport attack were '9/11 babies'
The Pentagon released their names and biographies on August 28. The victims, mostly aged from 20 to 25 years old, were born within a few years of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, which led the US to launch two lengthy and painful wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Xinhua news agency reported.
1 soldier dead, 3 injured in FARC dissident attack in Colombia
According to the announcement on Sunday, a military unit was attacked on Saturday night near the municipality of Tibu, where there is a high level of influence by FARC dissidents and other armed groups mainly dedicated to drug trafficking, reports Xinhua news agency. We are in the municipality of Tibu, where offensive operations were carried out to find the whereabouts of narco-terrorists belonging to residual GAO 33 (an armed group), who carried out an action the night before against the public force.
Japan's Okinawa suspends inoculation after more Moderna shots contaminated
The decision on Sunday came after previous contaminated Moderna shots were halted from use, reports xinhua news agency. Before black and pink substances were found in a vial and three syringes during pre-inoculation inspections, over 1,500 people were waiting to receive shots at the vaccination site in Naha a day earlier.
Remains of US troops killed in Kabul bombing return home
During the ceremony on Sunday at the Dover Air Force Base, Biden was joined by First Lady Jill Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley and other senior military officials, reports Xinhua news agency. The President and First Lady met privately with the families of the victims before observing flag-draped cases carrying 11 service members' remains were loaded into vans.
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