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Jul 26 2013
News
Crisis in Kabul: Security at U.S. Embassy in disarray, diplomats at risk
U.S. diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan have serious security lapses a ticking time bomb that poses an unnecessary risk to staff.
Washington TimesJul 02 2021
Analysis
As the Taliban gain ground, how long can the U.S. Embassy in Kabul stand?
The situation in Afghanistan is grim. An occupying army is withdrawing its last troops, bombs are besieging Kabul and the country appears on the verge of a civil war. U.S. diplomats believe they can't count on the shaky Afghan government to survive, much less protect them.
It's Jan. 30, 1989, two weeks until the last Soviet forces leave, and U.S. officials have just closed the American
PoliticoSep 05 2019
News
US service member killed in Kabul suicide car bomb attack
Washington (CNN)A US service member was killed in a suicide car bomb attack Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan, at a checkpoint near NATO headquarters and the US embassy, a US military official with direct knowledge of the incident said.
Another service member from Romania also was killed, the NATO-led coalition announced in a statement. The attack did not penetrate the security perimeter,
CNN (Online News)Sep 13 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Taliban Peace Talks Cancelled After Kabul Attack
President Donald Trump said he canceled previously secret negotiations with Taliban leaders after the group claimed a bombing that killed 12, including a U.S. service member, in Kabul last week.
Most reporting focused primarily on fallout from the cancellation and a recap of recent Trump-Taliban negotiations. Many voices acknowledged bipartisan disapproval of the proposed talks.
Henry A. BrechterSep 22 2021
Opinion
The US military needs to do more than apologize for its deadly 'mistake' in Kabul
On August 29, a US drone strike killed 10 members of one family in Kabul. That same day, the Pentagon announced that the operation successfully targeted a suicide bomber affiliated with ISIS-K, who had allegedly filled a car with explosives as part of a suspected plan to attack the Hamid Karzai International Airport, where US troops raced to complete their evacuation operation a day before
CNN (Opinion)Sep 05 2021
News
Four men arrested over violence at Kabul women’s rights march, say Taliban
The Taliban have arrested four men who hit protesters and held journalists at gunpoint to break up a women’s rights’ demonstration in Kabul on Saturday, the spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
The demonstration came amid fierce fighting in Panjshir valley, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces from the fallen government, and as Afghanistan waits for the country’s new rulers to reveal
The GuardianAug 26 2021
News
Suspected suicide blast wounds U.S. troops at Kabul airport, U.S, official says
Aug 26 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport on Thursday and U.S. service members were among the wounded, a U.S. official said, after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave the area because of a threat by Islamic State.
The official said he was citing an initial report and cautioned that it could change. He said there were casualties but did
ReutersAug 29 2021
Analysis
After ISIS-K's Kabul Airport Attack, the U.S. Faces a New Terrorist Threat in Afghanistan
Just days away from pulling its last troops out of Afghanistan following 20 years of protracted war, the U.S. faces a new terrorist threat: Islamic State-Khorasan Province.
The group, abbreviated ISIS-K or ISKP, claimed responsibility for the coordinated bomb attack Thursday at the Abbey Gate of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, where hundreds of Afghans and foreign citizens
Time MagazineAug 22 2021
News
Americans beaten in Kabul as Taliban 'goes door to door executing anyone' that worked with the US
American citizens trapped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan are facing violence at the hands of the Taliban, as are Afghans who worked with the US, and journalists.
Sasha Ingber, with Newsy, reported that the "Situation [in Afghanistan] is rapidly deteriorating." A source in the country told her that "We've had Americans get beaten throughout the night." One American woman, she said, "
The Post MillennialAug 20 2021
News
Evacuees Won’t Be Charged for Flights From Kabul, State Dept Says Amid Confusion
U.S. citizens evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States will not be charged for repatriation flights, the State Department clarified, amid reports that some were asked to pay $2,000 or more.
“In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told several media outlets on Thursday
The Epoch Times