The Taliban considers the agreement to return Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to Washington "impossible"
2 month agoReporter: Are you ruling out troops on the ground to get Bagram back. Trump: We won't talk about that. We are talking now to Afghanistan and we want it back and want it back soon, right away and if they don't, you are going to find out what I'm going to do
Trump: If Afghanistan doesn't give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!!!
Afghanistan has rejected Trump's call for US forces to retake Bagram Air Base. Afghan Foreign Ministry official Zakir Jalal stated that the US should engage politically and economically "without maintaining any military presence."
2 month agoTrump: We are trying to get the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan back. That base is an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons
Trump identifies 23 countries, including China, India, as major drug transit or production hubs: Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
2 month agoUnder the directives of Mohammed bin Rashid, Dubai Humanitarian City (Dubai HC) has sent a second relief airlift to Afghanistan in less than a week, in support of those affected by the devastating earthquake that recently struck the country. The plane carried 39.8 tons of relief supplies and aid, provided by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Pakistani Forces Conducted Two Strikes on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Targets in Narmi Khel & Musa Khel Areas of Baka Khel, Bannu District, Pakistan
12 Pakistani soldiers killed in Taliban attack
3 month agoQatar announced an airlift from Doha to the capital, Kabul, to help those affected by the earthquake. The aid, transported by Qatari Air Force aircraft, included food and medical relief supplies. The Qatari delegation to Kabul was headed by Minister of State for International Cooperation Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad.
Unofficial Pakistani sources are now confirming that Pakistani gunships carried out airstrikes along the Durand border targeting Taliban militants attempting to infiltrate; at least 10 or more militants reportedly killed
Afghan sources are claiming that the gunship helicopters of a certain country have carried out airstrikes on multiple targets in Kunar, Afghanistan
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, govt spokesman says
6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan with 800 reported dead, more than 2,500 injured
Afghan official: We are airdropping aid to earthquake victims due to the difficulty of landing aircraft.
The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to more than 800, a Taliban spokesman said.
The UAE expresses solidarity with Afghanistan and offers condolences for the earthquake victims.
3 month agoKabul / Afghanistan Earlier today a major earthquake struck just outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, the Death toll from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake has risen to 622 with hundreds more still missing
3 month agoVideo: So far, 35 flights have been conducted from Nangarhar airport to Kunar, transporting 335 injured individuals to Nangarhar Regional Hospital, with efforts ongoing to transfer the remaining
3 month agoAbdul Mateen Qane, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, stated that last night’s earthquakes in Kunar and Nangarhar have so far killed 622 people and injured 1,555 others, with many homes destroyed. Of the deceased, 610 are from Kunar and 12 from Nangarhar. Among the injured, 1,300 are in Kunar and 255 in Nangarhar. Qane, quoting Interior Minister Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that local officials must immediately assist the affected families
Over 600 dead after 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan - Interior Ministry
3 month agoAt least 509 killed and more than 1,330 injured as earthquake devastates Afghanistan
In addition to Kunar, the quakes also caused casualties in Nangarhar and Laghman and were felt in parts of Kabul and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kabul blames Pakistan for airstrikes that killed 3 people in eastern Afghanistan
3 month agoThe Taliban’s Ministry of Defense condemned Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory, stating they killed civilian women and children. The Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul to protest Pakistani military strikes on Khost
Afghanistan summons Pakistan envoy over deadly cross border airstrikes
Local sources claim Pakistan carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Khost province near the Durand Line, targeting the home of local elder Malik Naeem in Spalgin village. Initial reports say two children—a boy and a girl—were killed, while a man & a woman were injured
3 month agoToday in Kabul an important trilateral meeting between China, Afghanistan and Pakistan is taking place. The Islamic Emirate via HE FM Muttaqi is hosting the FMs of both neighboring countries and will discuss a range of topics
Kunduz police arrest man for harassing foreign tourists. Officials in Kunduz province announced that police have arrested a man for allegedly harassing foreign tourists
Local sources report that the Taliban’s morality police raided a private gathering in western Herat province and arrested local singer Jawad Naseri for performing at the event
