Thousands have been amassing around the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan, where several countries have attempted to organize evacuations after Taliban forces seized control of the country. The process has turned into chaos, with people being killed in stampedes. “Conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging,” the British military …
Read More »Taliban fighters killed & captured after Afghan militias seize 3 districts just north of Kabul – reports
Afghan militias on Friday pushed the Taliban out of parts of Baghlan province, located about 100 miles (160km) north of the capital, according to multiple reports. As many as 30 Taliban fighters were killed, and 20 others captured, the Washington Post said, citing statements from commanders who led the uprising. …
Read More »‘Total disarray’: Mother of Scottish soldier killed in Afghanistan demands answers for chaotic withdrawal (VIDEO)
“He’s just sent that country into total disarray,” Binnie said of US President Joe Biden amid the disastrous ongoing withdrawal effort. Binnie’s son, Sean, was killed in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan in May of 2009 while on patrol. The young soldier was reportedly shot as he was fighting insurgents. …
Read More »7 killed in Kabul airport chaos as military evacuation INTERRUPTED by desperate Afghan civilians after regular flights CANCELED
The death toll was reported by the Associated Press on Monday, citing US officials. Throughout Sunday night, US troops brought in to protect the evacuation of American diplomats and workers struggled to keep hundreds of desperate Afghans off the runway at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai Airport, which is now the only …
Read More »At least 3 people reportedly killed amid chaos at Kabul airport as US troops fire in air to disperse fleeing Afghans (VIDEOS)
Videos posted to social media on Monday show anarchic scenes at Kabul International Airport, with hopeful evacuees scrambling to catch a flight out of the country amid bursts of gunfire. At least three people were shot and killed near the passenger terminal of the airport, the Wall Street Journal reported. Graphic …
Read More »‘She’s bleeding, the camera’s on’: Horrifying details emerge of US mom shot & KILLED by toddler during Zoom call with colleagues
“One of the girls passed out! She was bleeding. She has the camera on. Her baby is crying in the back,” a frightened online witness to what later appeared to be a terrifying accidental killing told a 911 operator. The confused woman said she was “on a live with a …
Read More »Legendary test pilot killed in Russian firefighting plane crash in Turkey
The Beriev Be-200 amphibious plane crashed in Turkey’s southern province of Marash on Saturday. The aircraft with five Russian servicemen and three Turkish officials on board crashed into the side of a mountain, disintegrating on impact. The plane crashed shortly after it dumped a load of water onto a mountain …
Read More »At least 20 killed after fuel tanker explodes in northern Lebanon, sparking fire (VIDEO)
The Lebanese Red Cross reported that medics have uncovered bodies of 20 victims at the site of the blast. Seven people, injured as result of the explosion, have been taken to hospitals. Twenty-two rescue squads have been dispatched to the scene of the explosion, which took place on Sunday morning …
Read More »Algeria says 22 arsonists arrested for string of ‘disaster’ wildfires that killed at least 65
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced the arrests on Thursday during a televised address, saying that “justice will perform its duty” after some 50 separate fires erupted simultaneously earlier this week, most near Tizi Ouzou east of the Alergian capital. “Some fires have been caused by high temperatures, but criminal hands were …
Read More »Two sailors killed in attack on Israeli-operated ship off coast of Oman
Zodiac Maritime announced the news in a statement released via social media on Friday. The two men killed were a UK and Romanian national respectively, it said, adding that it was “not aware of harm to any other personnel.” Later in the day, the Israeli operator of the vessel added …
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