Leonard, an envoy of the US has assured Nigeria that she won’t share Afghanistan’s fate and tragic end. EkohotBlog reports that the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, reiterated the assurance during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The ambassador expressed that Nigeria and Afghanistan’s situations lack similarity and connection. Many Nigerians had sounded … Read more
Khan said the police believed the group was responsible for the murders of more than a dozen secular activists and bloggers. On Tuesday, six members of an Islamist militant group were sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for the brutal killing of two gay rights campaigners five years ago. Xulhaz Mannan, 35, and … Read more
The hasty withdrawal ended 20 years of America’s war in Afghanistan. On Tuesday morning, August 31, the US finished its withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, the first time in 20 years that the country will be without foreign forces. As the last US soldier departed on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster before dawn on Tuesday, … Read more
Mujahid then congratulated a group of fighters beside him, telling them he hoped Taliban combatants would now “treat the people nicely.” Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman, has hailed the people of Afghanistan following the complete withdrawal of US forces from the country. The Pentagon said the last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the … Read more
US troops led a NATO coalition to eject the Taliban from power in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by Al-Qaeda… The US military announced the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan Monday, concluding a 20-year conflict that ended with the Taliban seizing control of the country. “I’m … Read more
The return of the hardline Islamist Taliban movement, which was toppled in 2001 but took back power a fortnight ago, triggered an exodus of terrified people aboard US-led evacuation flights. Rockets were fired at Kabul’s airport on Monday where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies under the threat … Read more
Rockets have hit Kabul Airport in the early hours of Monday. EKOHOTBLOG reports that rockets were fired at Kabul’s airport on Monday where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies under the threat of Islamic State group attacks. President Joe Biden has set a deadline of Tuesday to withdraw … Read more
Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, alongside military commanders welcomed the corpses and payed their last respect to the fallen heroes as their family members and relatives watched in agony. Bodies of the 13 US service members killed on Thursday, August 26 in Afghanistan by an ISIS-K terror attack, were flown to Dover Air … Read more
The US airstrike came after a suicide bomber from the Islamic State group on Thursday targeted US troops stopping huge crowds of people from entering Kabul’s airport The United States said it destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle with an airstrike in Kabul on Sunday, hours after President Joe Biden warned of another terror attack in the … Read more
An explosion was on Sunday heard in Kabul Airport. EKOHOTBLOG reports that an explosion was heard near Kabul airport, witnesses said on Sunday, and television footage showed black smoke rising into the sky but there was no immediate word on any casualties. READ ALSO: Another Attack Likely Soon At Kabul Airport – US According to Reuters, … Read more
Scores of Afghan civilians were killed in the Kabul bombing Thursday, along with 13 US troops… US military commanders believe that another terror attack like the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours,” President Joe Biden warned Saturday. After a briefing from his national security team, Biden said … Read more
…it followed Thursday’s attack that killed scores of people including 13 US servicemen. The United States urged its citizens Friday to “immediately” leave the gates around Kabul’s airport, where a suicide bomber this week targeted crowds trying to flee Taliban rule. Earlier Friday, the Pentagon said that the high-risk Kabul airlift operation to evacuate Americans … Read more
Obama made his reaction known via his verified Facebook page. Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has reacted to the recent bombing near the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. The Bombing left 13 troops of the United State and over 60 Afghans dead. The bombing has generated lots of comments and reactions as people … Read more
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Eviction moratorium ends -The US Supreme Court blocks the extension of a federal moratorium on evictions, ending a protection granted to millions who have struggled to afford rent during the pandemic. – NZ extends lockdown -New Zealand extends into next week a national lockdown sparked … Read more
The United States Government has returned an indictment charging three businessmen in Maryland for the Federal Charges of conspiracy, violation of the Arms Export Control Act and other guiding laws relating to export of firearms and ammunition from the U.S. to Nigeria. Read The Full Release Below: Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be battling the coronavirus pandemic without the aid of his current surgeon general. “Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, the state’s top medical official, is exiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in September,” Florida Politics reported and WFLA-TV confirmed. “Rivkees, whose time in government has been marked by his absence from public view throughout the COVID-19 … Read more
Two explosions ripped through crowds seeking evacuation, followed by an assault by Islamic State gunmen More than 100 people were killed, including at least 13 U.S. service members and 90 Afghans, at the Kabul airport Thursday when two blasts ripped through crowds trying to enter the American-controlled facility, disrupting the final push of the U.S.-led … Read more
Sadat became a minister in Ashraf Ghani’s cabinet in 2018 but he left in 2020 owing to disagreements with him. He then fled Afghanistan and relocated to Germany. An Afghanistan former Minister, Syed Ahmad Shah Sadat, who served under the recently deposed Ashraf Ghani’s cabinet, has been seen working as a pizza delivery person in … Read more
In Kabul, the Taliban said earlier on Tuesday that all foreign evacuations from the country must be completed by August 31 Joe Biden, the president of the United States, has said Washington is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan by August 31, but left open the chance of extending the deadline, saying reaching that … Read more
Human rights activists said Chad was a ruthless, one-party state under the rule of the Dictator from 1982 to 1990. A fearsome security service headed by members of Habre’s Gorane ethnic group was placed in every village, documenting even the slightest transgressions against the dictator, they said. Former Chad dictator, Hissene Habre, the first former … Read more