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Explainer: What happens now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan?
Published On: August 31, 2021 10:42 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, August 31: For the first time since 2001 there are no American troops in Afghanistan after the United States completed the evacuation of most of its citizens and thousands of at-risk Afghans.
U.S. completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war
Published On: August 31, 2021 07:26 AM NPT By: Reuters
August 31: The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban's return to power.
Taliban says U.S. drone strike in Kabul also killed civilians - Chinese state TV
Published On: August 30, 2021 02:36 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Aug 30: A Taliban spokesman said a U.S. drone strike targeting a suspected suicide bomber in Kabul on Sunday resulted in civilian casualties, and condemned the United States for failing to inform the Taliban before ordering the strike.
US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport
Published On: August 30, 2021 07:43 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, AUGUST 30: A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, American officials said. An Afghan official said three children were killed in the strike.
At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says
Published On: August 29, 2021 04:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
ADEN, Aug 29: At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spokesman for the southern forces and medical sources said.
Taliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
Published On: August 29, 2021 09:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, August 29: Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the U.S. and its allies were ending a chaotic airlift that will end their troops’ two decades in Afghanistan.
US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan
Published On: August 28, 2021 07:42 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, August 28: The United States military struck back at the Islamic State on Saturday, bombing an IS member in Afghanistan less than 48 hours after a devastating suicide bombing claimed by the group killed as many as 169 Afghans and 13 American service members at the Kabul airport.
Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops
Published On: August 27, 2021 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, August 27: 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 said.
Europe gives dire warning as Kabul evacuation deadline looms
Published On: August 26, 2021 04:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, August 26: European nations offered stark warnings Thursday about the waning days of a massive airlift to bring people out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, with a British official saying an “imminent attack” could target Kabul’s international airport.
COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months - UK researchers
Published On: August 26, 2021 09:11 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, August 26: Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers in Britain.
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