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Afghanistan seems to be one step closer to a new Taliban government. Gunfire heard in the streets of Kabul this evening was believed to be celebratory, with Taliban supporters heralding a new era in the country. But the official announcement of a new administration, expected earlier on Friday, is yet to come. Euronews’ International Correspondent […]
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‘We are prepared to die,’ say Afghan women protesting Taliban in Kabul
September 4th, 2021 
Awake Goy Two massacres? Disturbing accusations in the wake of Kabul airport bombings
September 4th, 2021 Awake Goy Last Thursday morning, after several days of dire warnings that some kind of attack was imminent, two suicide bombings were reported at Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul, one at the Abbey Gate and the other close by, near the Baron Hotel. The country’s Islamic State affiliate, which claims the lands historically called Khorasan including Iran […]
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No Comments »Top U.S. diplomat during Kabul evacuation tests positive for Covid
September 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy Back in late June, there was a major Covid outbreak at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, leading to at least 159 cases. Some at the embassy had to be put on oxygen or get medically evacuated. Wilson didn’t personally send any emails to the entire embassy staff urging people this year to get vaccinated, according […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: covid, diplomat, during, evacuation, kabul, positive, tests No Comments »Last U.S. Planes Leave Kabul, Ending 20-Year War In Afghanistan
August 31st, 2021 Awake Goy The United States has withdrawn the last of its military out of Kabul, officially ending a 20-year war in Afghanistan that has become known for its massive failures and lies that cost trillions of dollars and the lives of Americans and Afghans alike. The last C-17 plane departed from Afghanistan at 3:29 p.m. EDT Monday (11:59 p.m. Kabul time), […]
State Department Warns of Specific, Credible Threat at Kabul Airport
August 29th, 2021 Awake Goy ‘US citizens should avoid traveling to the airport and avoid all airport gates at this time’ The U.S. State Department is urging U.S. citizens and others to leave the area of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport immediately, citing a specific, credible threat. “Due to a specific, credible threat, U.S. citizens near Kabul airport, including South gate, new Ministry […]
Posted in Middle East, us Tags: credible, department, kabul, specific, state, threat, warns No Comments »Names Of U.S. Service Members Who Died Alongside 170 Afghans In Kabul Released
August 29th, 2021 Awake Goy The U.S. Department of Defense has released the names of all 13 U.S. service members who died in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport on Thursday. Only one of the troops who died in the bombing had reached their 30th birthday. The other 12 were as young as 20, hailing from all over the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: afghans, alongside, kabul, members, names, released, service No Comments »Who profits from the Kabul suicide bombing?
August 29th, 2021 Awake Goy August 27, 2021 ISIS-Khorasan aims to prove to Afghans and to the outside world that the Taliban cannot secure the capital By Pepe Escobar posted with permission and first posted at Asia Times The horrific Kabul suicide bombing introduces an extra vector in an already incandescent situation: It aims to prove, to Afghans and to the […]
Taliban largely seal off Kabul airport as airlift winds down
August 28th, 2021 Awake Goy KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban deployed extra forces around Kabul’s airport Saturday to prevent large crowds from gathering after a devastating suicide attack two days earlier, as the massive U.S.-led airlift wound down ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. New layers of checkpoints sprang up on roads leading to the airport, some manned by […]
Death toll in Kabul airport terrorist attack rises to 170
August 28th, 2021 Awake Goy The official death toll from the terrorist attack outside Kabul international airport on Thursday was increased significantly on Friday to over 160. The number of Afghan victims almost tripled and the US Defense Department confirmed the death of one additional service member, bringing the total of American military fatalities to 13. At a Defense Department […]
‘Body Parts Flying Like in a Tornado’: Survivors Cope with Kabul Blast
August 28th, 2021 Awake Goy Traumatized survivors of Thursday’s suicide bombings at Kabul’s international airport have begun sharing their experience with international media, describing horrific scenes of scores of corpses and flying body parts in the aftermath of the explosion. The Islamic State took responsibility for two bombings at Hamid Karzai International Airport, apparently targeting a mass of thousands of […]
‘A matter of honour’: Ramstein rallies to help Afghans evacuated from Kabul to US air base
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy Children play ball between lines of hundreds of beige tents, clothes drying on fences. A little further on people are queuing for the toilets. At Ramstein in western Germany, the largest American military base in Europe has been turned into a gigantic refugee camp, full of people who have all been flown from Afghanistan by […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: afghans, evacuated, honour, kabul, matter, rallies, ramstein No Comments »Terrorist strikes in Kabul: A political windfall for Taliban
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy The horrific terrorist strikes in Kabul on Thursday which killed at least 12 US servicemen and dozens of civilians will lead to a higher level of cooperation between the US and the Taliban. The commander of CENTCOM Gen. Kenneth McKenzie disclosed to journalists on Thursday that the US was already sharing information on terror threats […]
Evacuation Effort Fueled By New Urgency After Kabul Blast Kills More Than 100
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of people desperately fleeing a Taliban takeover and killed dozens. The U.S. warned more attacks could come ahead of next week’s end to America’s longest war. Two officials said 169 Afghans died, […]
Kabul Bombing Fatalities Rise to 100+ Dead Including 13 U.S. Troops
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy The number of people known to have died in the Kabul bombing attack rose overnight to at least 95 Afghans and 13 U.S. personnel, as the evacuation flights from the city’s airport reached its final hours. The death toll of Thursday’s attack at the gates of Kabul airport steadily rose in the hours after the […]
Biden Warns ISIS ‘We Will Hunt You Down’ After Kabul Bombings
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy US President Joe Biden has vowed to retaliate against Thursday’s bombing attacks in Kabul, saying that he will hunt down the terrorists responsible and make them pay. The attack killed dozens of people, including civilians and at least 13 US service members. “We will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down […]
Kabul Evacuation Flights Resume as U.S. Warns Further Attacks Expected
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy Emergency civilian evacuation flights resumed from Kabul airport early Friday morning as U.S. officials warned further terrorist attacks can be expected. A day after twin suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover, AP reports the U.S. says “further attempted attacks are expected” ahead of the Tuesday deadline for foreign troops […]
Deadly Explosions Rock Kabul Airport
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy Multiple Casualties Reported After Suspected ISIS Suicide Bombings Outside Kabul Airport. 08/26/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that two explosions reportedly at the southern Abbey gate at Kabul Airport have killed multiple people, including Afghan nationals and children, and U.S. service members. The explosions closely followed each other in […]
Kabul Airport Attack Kills 60 Afghans, 13 US Troops
August 26th, 2021 Awake Goy KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops, Afghan and U.S. officials […]
At Least 12 US Marines, Soldiers Killed in Kabul Airport Terror Attack
August 26th, 2021 Awake Goy At least 12 U.S. Marines and soldiers and 60 Afghans were killed in the suicide bombing outside the Abbey Gate at Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan Thursday, and at least 140 have been injured. Sources say a second explosion happened outside the Baron Hotel. There are also reports by Afghan local media of a third explosion […]
McCarthy Says There’s ‘No Possible Way’ to Evacuate All Americans From Kabul by Aug 31
August 25th, 2021 Awake Goy House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Tuesday there’s “no way possible” for the United States to evacuate all Americans and complete a withdrawal from Afghanistan as per President Joe Biden’s self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline. “There’s no possible way that we can get every American that’s still in Afghanistan out in the next seven […]
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