- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityKabul
Russia to evacuate 380 people from Afghanistan – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will evacuate 380 people from Afghanistan, including citizens of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine and Afghanistan, the RIA news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as…
Islamic State claims twin blasts in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) -Islamic State claimed responsibility for two explosions that hit a heavily Shi'ite Muslim area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding…
Blast in Afghan capital wounds two
KABUL (Reuters) -A bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded two people on Monday, the Taliban's interior ministry said, just two days after a similar explosion that was…
Blast hits Shi’ite area of Afghan capital Kabul
(Representative Image) KABUL (Reuters) -A magnetic bomb attached to a passenger minivan exploded in a heavily Shi'ite area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, causing an unknown number of…
Deadly U.S. strike in Kabul missed evidence of child present, investigation finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An August U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was not caused by criminal negligence but by a series of errors, including not noticing a…
U.S. working to make charter flights from Afghanistan more routine -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has no plans to resume military-led evacuation flights from Afghanistan, but is working to ensure that the existing charter flights become more frequent, the State…
Pakistan Airlines suspends Afghan operations, citing Taliban interference
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to Kabul on Thursday after what it called heavy-handed interference by Taliban authorities. The suspension took place…
Taliban say four Islamic State members captured near Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) -Taliban forces raided an area west of Kabul and captured four members of an Islamic State cell, the movement's main spokesman said on Wednesday. The raid, in Paghman…
Islamic state claims responsibility for Kabul blast
(Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for an explosion in Kabul the previous day, the group's Amaq news agency said on Telegram. A blast killed several civilians at…
Blast hits Kabul mosque holding prayers for Taliban official’s mother
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) -A blast killed several civilians at a mosque in Kabul where people were holding prayers for the mother of the Taliban's spokesperson, officials in…
Qatar flight with more than 230 evacuees leaves Kabul, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fifth chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew in August left Kabul on Sunday with 235 passengers, most of them Afghan…
Taliban ask airlines to resume international flights to Afghanistan
(Reuters) - The Taliban government in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been…
