Afghanistan mass evacuation: US officials warn of possible threats to homeland
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Washington: US officials are on high alert over possible threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation of Afghanistan and devastating attack in Kabul last week.
Taliban to announce formation of new government on Friday: Reports
Sep 01, 2021, at 12:54 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Taliban will announce the formation of a new Afghan government on Friday but its composition remains uncertain as of now, a source from the movement’s military commission told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Small number of Americans still in Afghanistan, says US Secretary of State Blinken
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:29 pm
Washington/Kabul/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged ongoing support to the "small number of Americans" still in Afghanistan after the last US troops departed the country on Monday.
Number of Americans left behind in Afghanistan in 'very low hundreds': CENTCOM Chief
Aug 31, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The number of US citizens left behind in Afghanistan numbers in the very low hundreds, US Central Commander (CENTCOM) chief Kenneth McKenzie said during a press briefing.
Another attack on Kabul airport 'highly likely' in next 24-36 hours: Joe Biden warns
Aug 29, 2021, at 04:35 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Saturday warned of another terrorist attack on Kabul airport over the next 24-36 as the country is struggling to evacuate its citizens from the war-torn Afghanistan before Aug 31.
Aug 29, 2021, at 02:20 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Iraqi President Barham Salih that the operation against the Islamic State terrorist group is not over, but is just entering a new phase, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Aug 29, 2021, at 06:37 am
Washington/UNI: The US drone strike in Afghanistan killed two 'high profile' ISIS-K targets and wounded another, and the fact that they are no longer walking on the face of the Earth 'is a good thing', Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Saturday.
US blocks solar panel imports from China to oppose forced labour
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Washington: The US government has started blocking the import of solar panels that they believe could be products of forced labor in China, an issue which might once again trigger conflict between two nations, media reports said.
Two US Congressmen urge Joe Biden to recognise Amrullah Saleh as legitimate govt of Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021, at 03:33 pm
Kabul/Washington/UNI: In a joint statement after talks with Afghanistan’s caretaker President Amrullah Saleh, US Senate Republican Lindsey Graham and Congressman Mike Waltz have called on US President Joe Biden to recognise Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, who is leading the resistance in Panjshir, as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
US military base on Iraqi-Kuwaiti border hit by rocket fire
Aug 28, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A US military base on the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border has come under rocket fire, no people have been injured in the incident, sources said on Saturday.
US conducts airstrike against ISIS-K planner in Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Washington/Kabul: The US has conducted a drone airstrike on terror group ISIS-K planner in eastern Afghanistan, a day after President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate following bomb blasts in Kabul on Thursday that left over 100 dead.
German President sends condolences to Joe Biden after Kabul bombings
Aug 28, 2021, at 12:52 am
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences to US President Joe Biden after a string of suicide attacks in Kabul killed at least 90 Afghans and 13 American troops.
US Treasury approves humanitarian aid to Afghanistan despite Taliban sanctions: Reports
Aug 27, 2021, at 12:58 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Treasury has given its consent to aid groups and banks for participation in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan despite the existing anti-terrorism sanctions on the Taliban, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter.
Challenge China's bullying: Kamala Harris tells international community
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Hanoi: US Vice President Kamala Harris has asked Vietnamese authorities that there is a need to put pressure on Beijing on its actions in the South China Sea.
CIA head held meeting with Taliban as US grapples to finish evacuation by Aug 31: Report
Aug 25, 2021, at 12:55 am
The head of US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
16000 people evacuated in last 24 hours from Kabul airport: Pentagon
Aug 24, 2021, at 05:35 am
Washington/IBNS: Around 16,000 people have been evacuated over the past 24 hours from Afghanistan through the Kabul airport, the Pentagon said Monday.
Former UK PM Tony Blair slams western alliance for 'abandonment' of Afghanistan
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:33 am
London: Former UK prime Minister Tony Blair has criticised the "abandonment" of Afghanistan by US and NATO forces and called the move "dangerous" and "unnecessary".
Amid Afghanistan crisis, US VP Kamala Harris begins her Asia trip
Aug 22, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Singapore/IBNS: US Vice President Kamala Harris began a trip to Asia on Sunday in an attempt to offer reassurances of Washington's commitment to the region after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Tennessee flooding leaves at least eight people dead, about 40 still missing: Reports
Aug 22, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least eight people died and dozens are still missing in US's Tennessee following heavy rains and severe flooding in the state’s Humphreys County, local media report.
Afghan national footballer was among victims who fell from US aircraft
Aug 20, 2021, at 07:42 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An Afghan youth national footballer was among those who fell from the United States military C-17 aircraft and died, in a bid to flee the Taliban rule in Afghanistan earlier this week.
China will enter Afghanistan to mine rare earth minerals: US leader
Aug 19, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Washington: Ranking Republican on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul has said China is going to move to Afghanistan to mine that country’s rare earth minerals following the US withdrawal.
Dhaka declines Washington's request to host Afghans
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:50 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh has brushed aside a request of the US government to provide temporary relocation shelter to some Afghan people who worked for the US-led entities in trouble-ridden Afghanistan, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Monday night.
China ready to cooperate with US on Afghanistan to prevent civil war: Wang Yi
Aug 17, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Beijing: The Chinese governmet has said it is ready to cooperate with the United States on Afghanistan to prevent a civil war and prevent the country from becoming a breeding ground for terrorism again.
Stand squarely behind Afghanistan pull-out decision, buck stops with me: Joe Biden amid criticisms
Aug 17, 2021, at 10:37 am
Washington/IBNS: Facing severe criticism, US President Joe Biden on Monday broke his silence over the fiasco in Kabul following the Taliban's capture, stating his country's mission was never supposed to be nation building in Afghanistan and that he "stands squarely behind his decision."
Facing criticisms over Afghan crisis, US President Joe Biden to address nation
Aug 17, 2021, at 05:32 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Monday night (US time) after being criticised over the fiasco in Afghanistan following the Taliban's capture of capital city Kabul.
US Embassy in Kabul evacuated: Ned Price
Aug 16, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Washington: The US Embassy in Kabul has been evacuated as Taliban continued to take total control over the country after entering Kabul city on Sunday, officials said.
Allow people to leave Afghanistan: 60 nations urge Taliban
Aug 16, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington: More than 60 countries, including the US, UK, and Australia, have issued a joint statement where they have urged the Taliban insurgents to allow safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country.
US, Afghan govt likely to shift blame on Pakistan over Afghan crisis, says Pakistani Senator
Aug 16, 2021, at 03:15 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Pakistan is concerned that the United States and the failed Afghan government will attempt to shift the blame over the situation in Afghanistan on Islamabad, Saleem Mandviwalla, chairman of planning committee in the country's Senate, told Sputnik on Sunday.
US President Joe Biden says Afghan forces must fight for themselves
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: US President Joe Biden said that the Afghan troops must fight for themselves as multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days.
Tory MP warns UK, US and EU of a 'very miserable century' unless they deal with China now
Aug 10, 2021, at 05:20 pm
London: Tory MP and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood, has said the UK, US, and European Union should work together to resolve issues with China.