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Taliban killed ISIS mastermind behind 2021 Kabul airport bombing attack: Reports

Apr 26, 2023, at 12:47 pm

The Taliban has killed the ISIS mastermind who is believed to have planned the 2021 bombing at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, media reports quoting The White House said.

Afghanistan: Kabul airport officially opens for domestic, international flights

Sep 21, 2021, at 12:18 am

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Kabul's only airport has officially opened for domestic and international commercial flights, a source in the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority told Sputnik.

First international commercial flight from Kabul after US pullout lands in Doha: Source

Sep 10, 2021, at 02:03 pm

Doha/UNI/SPUTNIK: The first commercial international flight from Kabul after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan landed in Doha on Thursday, a source at Doha airport told Sputnik.

Afghanistan: Kabul airport receives 5th plane with humanitarian aid from UAE, says source

Sep 08, 2021, at 10:45 pm

Kabul/Doha/UNI/Sputnik: A fifth plane carrying humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates landed in Kabul on Wednesday, a source at the airport told Sputnik.

Turkey says 'no need to rush' in recognising the Taliban's rule

Sep 08, 2021, at 12:03 am

Ankara/IBNS: Turkey on Tuesday advised the international community not to rush in recognising the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan and added that it was still holding discussions about operating the strategic Kabul airport, according to media reports.

Avoid traveling to Kabul airport: US embassy tells Americans in Afghanistan

Aug 28, 2021, at 11:45 pm

Kabul: The US Embassy in Afghanistan on Friday asked Americans, who are currently in Afghanistan, to avoid visiting Kabul airport or its gates.

We need to talk about Pakistan, says expert as Afghanistan witnesses rising conflicts

Aug 28, 2021, at 05:08 pm

Kabul: Terming Pakistan as a 'state sponsor of terror', terrorism analyst Kyle Orton has said the South Asian nation should be held accountable for the condition in Afghanistan, which is witnessing conflicts ever since Taliban overrun the nation,

Afghanistan intel had informed US about Kabul airport blasts and role of ISIS: Reports

Aug 28, 2021, at 06:30 am

Kabul:  Top sources in the National Directorate of Security in Afghanistan, the country’s national intelligence and security service, have said that the agency had forewarned the United States about the twin blasts that took place in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport which left over 100 people dead and disrupted further the peace in a nation already battered by conflict and Taliban takeover.

Amrullah Saleh says Taliban have links to Islamic State

Aug 27, 2021, at 10:40 pm

Kabul: Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker President, said that the Taliban's denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) is identical to Pakistan's denial on the Quetta Shura, a militant group composed of leaders of the Afghan Taliban based within the city of Quetta in Balochistan province.

Afghanistan: Death toll in ISIS-led Kabul attacks reaches 103

Aug 27, 2021, at 05:52 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The death toll from a series of terrorist attacks, led by the Islamic State, in the Afghan capital of Kabul has reached 103 people, media reported Friday.

We will hunt you down, says Joe Biden warning Kabul airport bombers

Aug 27, 2021, at 03:08 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden gave a strong message to those behind the Kabul airport blasts and said they would be made to pay for their acts.

Afghanistan: Over 60 die in Kabul airport blasts

Aug 27, 2021, at 02:48 pm

Kabul: More than 60 people died as twin blasts rocked Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday, targeting those people who are attempting to flee the war-torn nation.

Pentagon warns of a Islamic State offshoot targeting evacuation plane from Kabul

Aug 27, 2021, at 12:01 am

Washington: Pentagon officials have alerted that an Afghan-based Islamic State-offshoot called ISIS-K are 'targeting' evacuation planes flying out of Kabul.

Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacked in Kabul, diverted to Iran: Report

Aug 24, 2021, at 08:21 pm

Kabul: A Ukrainian plane in Kabul to evacuate its stranded citizens from Afghanistan has been hijacked and diverted to Iran, a Ukraine Minister was quoted as saying in media reports.

Taliban blame US for chaos in Kabul airport

Aug 24, 2021, at 02:21 pm

Kabul: Taliban insurgents have blamed the US to be the main cause behind the chaos in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul where a large number of people are attempting to board flights to escape Afghanistan.

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.

Afghanistan: Civil Aviation Authority suspends all flights in Kabul airport until further notice

Aug 23, 2021, at 11:17 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Afghan Civil Aviation Authority announced on Monday a suspension of all flights in the Kabul airport until further notice.

One member of Afghan Security Forces killed, 3 others injured in gunfire at Kabul airport

Aug 23, 2021, at 07:39 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: One member of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) was killed and three others were injured in a Monday gunfire incident at the Kabul airport, according to the Bundeswehr.

Avoid travelling to Kabul airport: US Embassy in Afghanistan

Aug 22, 2021, at 12:33 am

Kabul/Washington: The US Embassy in Afghanistan on Saturday instructed citizens from travelling to Kabul airport due to 'potential security threats'.

German citizen sustained gunshot injury while getting to Kabul airport, claims Cabinet spokeswoman

Aug 20, 2021, at 10:59 pm

Berlin/ (UNI/Sputnik: A German citizen sustained a gunshot injury on his way to the Kabul airport, his life is not in danger, and he will be soon evacuated from the country, German cabinet spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said on Friday.

Afghanistan updates: Caretaker President Amrullah Saleh loyalists attack Charikar, say reports

Aug 18, 2021, at 05:25 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Unconfirmed reports indicate that forces loyal to caretaker Afghanistan President Amrullah Saleh moved from the Panjshir valley and attacked the Charikar district of Parwan province (north of Kabul).

Afghanistan crisis: Desperate scenes at Kabul airport as people cling to moving C-17 aircraft

Aug 16, 2021, at 10:02 pm

Kabul: Scenes of desperation were witnessed at Kabul airport on Monday as hundreds of people, who are desperate to leave Afghanistan, clung on to a moving US Air Force C-17 aircraft on the tarmac.

Several senior Afghan officials arrive at Kabul Airport to escape from war-torn nation: Reports

Aug 15, 2021, at 11:24 pm

Kabul: Several high-ranking Afghanistan officials have reached the Kabul airport to fly out of the city as Taliban terrorists are fast approaching it.

Afghanistan: Taliban opposes Turkey's control over Kabul airport's security

Jul 13, 2021, at 04:00 am

Istanbul/Kabul: The Taliban forces have opposed an agreement between   the US and Turkey for the latter to take over security of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan government thinking over handing over Kabul airport to Turkish forces

Jun 19, 2021, at 02:16 am

Kabul: The Afghanistan government seems to be thinking hard whether to hand over the responsibility of running the  Kabul airport to Turkish forces, media reports said.

Turkish forces propose to take control of Kabul airport

Jun 11, 2021, at 11:33 pm

Istanbul: Turkey is planning to take control of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan if the NATO allies provide support, said the Turkish Defense Minister.

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack near Kabul airport

Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 am

New York, July 24 (IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport that reportedly killed and injured scores of civilians.