Why Museveni accepted them, and the risks Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Aug. 17, Ugandans woke up to the news that the government had agreed to temporarily host about 2,000 Afghan refugees following a request from the U.S government. Until then, many Ugandans had known about the …
Read More »Most Americans killed in Kabul airport attack were 9/11 babies: media
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Twelve of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s Kabul airport bombing were 9/11 babies, according to local media reports. The Pentagon released their names and biographies on Saturday. They were born within a few years of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which …
Read More »Taliban take over 3 gates at Kabul’s airport
Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The U.S. and coalition forces have handed over control of three gates, including the entrance to the military section, of Kabul’s airport, to Taliban members, a Taliban official told local media Sunday. “The U.S. troops are in control of a small part of the airport, …
Read More »UK ends civilian evacuation mission in Afghanistan
London, UK | Xinhua | The final evacuation flight purely for civilians under Britain’s Operation Pitting has left the Kabul airport, the British Ministry of Defense said Saturday. Any further flights leaving Kabul under Britain’s evacuation operation “will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board,” the ministry added. General …
Read More »Police pick up DPA journalist from Afghan evacuees hotel
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan journalist Henry Wasswa Lumanyika is detained at Entebbe Police Station on charges of Criminal Trespass, after allegedly interviewing Afghan evacuees. Wasswa, a senior correspondent with Deutsche Press Agentur (DPA), the German Press Agency,) was arrested on Thursday by security officers at Imperial …
Read More »Iran condemns Kabul’s deadly terrorist attacks
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saeed Khatibzadeh, on Friday condemned the recent deadly terrorist attacks at the Kabul airport, the ministry’s website reported. He expressed condolences over the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan which happened a day ago, Khatibzadeh was quoted as saying. He …
Read More »Biden vows retribution as death toll rises to 103 in Kabul attacks, says U.S. evacuation continues
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday the United States will avenge militarily the bombing attacks earlier in the day in the Afghan capital of Kabul that have killed at least 103 people, adding the ongoing evacuation in Afghanistan will continue uninterrupted. The number of U.S. service …
Read More »We don’t have Ugandans working in Afghanistan – Labour export companies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Labour export companies have said that there are no Ugandans working in Afghanistan. Many Ugandans have been working in the central Asian country over the years, having gone through different arrangements, according to the Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA). The association’s head of …
Read More »U.S. to ensure Americans, partners can leave Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31: Blinken
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States would work to ensure Americans and Afghan partners could leave Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31, the planned deadline for the ongoing evacuation led by the U.S. military. President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that …
Read More »U.S. should withdraw troops, contractors before Aug. 31 deadline: Taliban spokesman
Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The United States should withdraw all troops and contractors before Aug. 31 deadline from Afghanistan and no extension for the ongoing evacuation process would be possible, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday. “There will be no extension for the ongoing evacuation,” Mujahid told reporters at a …
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