The Taliban took over the government of Afghanistan to the surprise of many across the world; including America who underestimated them. As they prepare to lead the country, they will be combating numerous issues ranging from crumbling economy, unpaid salaries, hunger, cashless banks, and mass hunger in the country. EkohotBlog reports that the extremists’ group … Read more
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said: “Congratulations to Afghanistan… this victory belongs to us all. Despite promising to hurt no one, it seems the Taliban have reneged on that promise as there are reports to the contrary. It is reported that the Taliban are carrying out ‘house-to-house executions’ after horrifying audio of gunshots raging across … 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
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
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
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
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
Britain’s Sky News had on Saturday aired footage of at least three dead bodies covered in white tarpaulins outside the airport Britain said on Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington’s end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many … Read more
The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, said Saturday it would host up to 5,000 Afghans “prior to their departure to other countries.” Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously on Saturday to see whether the United States would deliver on President Joe Biden’s new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided … Read more
The Taliban took effective control of Afghanistan on Sunday when president Ashraf Ghani fled and the insurgents walked into Kabul with no opposition Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday wrote “I fear for my Afghan sisters” in an op-ed published in The New York Times in the wake of the Taliban’s stunning takeover. “We … Read more
September 9, 2020. A roadside bomb in Kabul has injured first Afghanistan’s Vice President, Amrullah Saleh, on Wednesday, Ekohotblog learnt. Ekohotblog gathered that 49-year Saleh, escaped with minor injuries. Report had it that the explosion killed at least 10 people and wounded 15, including the VP’s bodyguards. Saleh, in a video, confirmed he sustained a … Read more
Dozens of people were wounded with fatalities feared as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul early Monday and gunmen battled Special Forces in an area housing military and government buildings. The rush-hour explosion sent a plume of smoke into the air above the Puli Mahmood Khan neighbourhood of the Afghan capital and shook buildings up … Read more
At least four people have been reported killed on Monday when a bomb tore through a bus in Kabul. According to an official, it is marking the second day straight that attackers have targeted a bus. The vehicle was taking workers home from a government watchdog agency ahead of the Eid holidays marking the end … Read more