❗The Times is exclusively reporting that UK Foreign Office staff left documents with the contact details of Afghans who worked with them at the British embassy compound in Kabul.
The British embassy compound in Kabul has since been seized by the Taliban.
The British embassy compound in Kabul has since been seized by the Taliban.
Death toll from multiple explosions in #Kabul reaches 90, over 150 injured, according to local media reports and Afghan health ministry
По данным местных СМИ и министерства здравоохранения Афганистана, число погибших в результате множественных взрывов в Кабуле достигло 90, более 150 получили ранения.
⚡️ Броят на жертвите от множеството експлозии в #Кабул достига 90, а над 150 са ранените според съобщения на местните медии и афганистанското здравно министерство.
French President Emmanuel #Macron is among leaders set to attend a regional summit in #Iraq.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and #Jordan's King Abdullah II are due at the Baghdad summit, while the foreign ministers of arch-foes #Iran and #SaudiArabia will also be present.
The meeting comes as Iraq tries to establish itself as a mediator between Arab countries and Iran.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and #Jordan's King Abdullah II are due at the Baghdad summit, while the foreign ministers of arch-foes #Iran and #SaudiArabia will also be present.
The meeting comes as Iraq tries to establish itself as a mediator between Arab countries and Iran.
The final #UK evacuation flight purely for Afghan nationals under Operation Pitting has left #Kabul airport, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Any further flights which will now leave Kabul under the UK’s evacuation operation will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board. (The Guardian)
Any further flights which will now leave Kabul under the UK’s evacuation operation will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board. (The Guardian)
Several were killed in the Houthi missile attack on Al Anad airbase in Lahij, southern #Yemen.
According to various reports, the number of victims varying from 20 to 90. Still unclear, but at least a dozen were killed.
According to various reports, the number of victims varying from 20 to 90. Still unclear, but at least a dozen were killed.
Update: the attack on the al-Anad military base in the government-held southern province of Lahij was carried out using armed drones and ballistic missiles #Yemen
Muhammad Amin ul Haq, who once coordinated security for Bin Laden and hosted him in #Afghanistan after returning from Khartoum, has returned to Tora Bora.
An infographic from the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, showing the chronology of the #IslamicState attacks in #Afghanistan and #Pakistan since 2016.
🔴 Kabul International Airport is completely under Taliban control after the last US military planes left the area minutes ago.
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is officially over.
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is officially over.
Dominic Raab has said the UK will “reserve the right” to take part in airstrikes in Afghanistan in the future in the interests of “self-defence”.
In SkyNews, the UK foreign secretary has denied claims in the Sunday Times he did not take regular calls from Afghan and Pakistani ministers during the evacuation from Kabul airport, allegedly because he thought Afghanistan was “yesterday’s war”.
The Croatian police are allegedly robbing and pushing back to Bosnia dozens of Afghans who have left their country for fear of Taliban reprisals.
The Guardian has collected testimonies from Afghan asylum seekers and obtained an exclusive report from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) documenting about 60 illegal pushbacks allegedly perpetrated between 16 August and 29 August by the Croatian police against Afghan families in Bosnia attempting to reach Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/croatian-police-accused-of-robbing-and-pushing-back-to-bosnia-afghans
The Guardian has collected testimonies from Afghan asylum seekers and obtained an exclusive report from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) documenting about 60 illegal pushbacks allegedly perpetrated between 16 August and 29 August by the Croatian police against Afghan families in Bosnia attempting to reach Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/croatian-police-accused-of-robbing-and-pushing-back-to-bosnia-afghans
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Croatian police accused of pushing Afghan refugees back to Bosnia
Danish Refugee Council documents 60 illegal pushbacks in August against families fleeing Taliban
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The Taliban forces trying to attack Panjshir but were stopped by the resistance forces of Ahmad Massoud. The Taliban lost fighters during clashes yesterday.
Turkish shipyard Ares said it has designed and developed an unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessel, hoping to begin mass production this year.
Ares said the ULAQ DSH/ASW successfully passed laser-guided firing tests and will first enter service with Turkey’s military before the company seeks export contracts. The firm identified Oman, Qatar, and African and South American countries as potential customers. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/08/30/turkish-shipyard-develops-anti-submarine-drone/
Ares said the ULAQ DSH/ASW successfully passed laser-guided firing tests and will first enter service with Turkey’s military before the company seeks export contracts. The firm identified Oman, Qatar, and African and South American countries as potential customers. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/08/30/turkish-shipyard-develops-anti-submarine-drone/
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Turkish shipyard develops anti-submarine drone
Turkish shipyard Ares said it has designed and developed an unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessel, hoping to begin mass production this year.
#Afghanistan: the talks between the Taliban and Ahmad Massoud failed; the fighting around Panjshir continues.