The unnamed soldier reported being assaulted by a “small group” of Afghan evacuees at Fort Bliss’ Dona Ana Complex in New Mexico last week, a spokesperson for the military base told media on Friday. “We take the allegation seriously and appropriately referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. …
Read More »White House pauses Afghan flights to US after 4 evacuees test positive for MEASLES
Four cases of measles have been diagnosed among Afghans who have recently arrived in the US, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday, adding that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had called for a halt to the flights out of an abundance of caution. The cases were …
Read More »Republican congressman accuses Taliban of holding planes with US evacuees ‘hostage’ at northern Afghanistan airport
“We have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now,” US Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Sunday in a Fox News interview. He added that since US …
Read More »President Biden says US ‘could very well have’ given evacuees’ names to Taliban, as he faces criticism after deadly Kabul attack
Three US officials, who spoke with the Politico news website on Thursday on the condition of anonymity, said that the Taliban was given a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies slated for evacuation. The move was said to have been intended to help evacuees …
Read More »Cruise ship helps evacuees flee new blast from St. Vincent volcano that was visible from space (PHOTOS)
The rescue operation came at the end of a week of eruptions that began on April 9 and has already forced some 20,000 people to flee. Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Celebrity Reflection moored in the harbor in the capital, Kingstown, as families with young children in tow, as well as groups …
Read More »The evacuees told of explosions in the warehouses near Vinnitsa. Video
People were waiting for help, hiding in basements and cellars. Evacuated to Vinnitsa residents adjacent to artslam in Kalynivka villages told that had to go through before the evacuation. “As if a nuclear bomb exploded and a mushroom up was 3-5 kilometers. It is through our homes flew. You would …
Read More »In Canada, severe flooding: evacuees более1500 people
Except in Quebec, the river overflowed also in other provinces of Canada. In Canada, due to prolonged and heavy rain was a record flood. It is noted that thousands of Canadians spent the weekend in a desperate struggle with water. Most of the flood affected the canadian province of québec, …
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