Tag: Afghan
Afghan Charged in 2021 Kabul Attack That Killed 13 U.S. Service Members
The man was apprehended in Pakistan and flown to Virginia to face terrorism charges. Prosecutors say the man admitted to helping plan the Abbey Gate b [...]
Special Forces blocked 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms
UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications from more than 2,000 Afghan commandos who had shown credible evidence of service in units [...]
G.O.P. Senator Blocking Promotion of General Who Commanded Afghan Withdrawal
Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue was recently selected to lead the U.S. Army’s Europe Command as the war in Ukraine heads into its fourth year.
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Afghan Man Charged With Plotting Election Day Attack on Behalf of ISIS
It is not clear where the man intended to stage the attack, though the criminal complaint said he sought to inflict mass casualties on behalf of the I [...]
Trump Hits Harris Over ‘Humiliation’ in Military’s Afghan Exit
Courting military votes, Donald Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery to observe the anniversary of a deadly Kabul bombing and then spoke at a Nat [...]
Scheme to reunite separated Afghan families opens
Ministry of DefenceThe UK evacuated more than 15,000 people from Kabul over two weeks in August 2021, as the capital fell to the TalibanPartners and c [...]
Afghan central bank to inject $15 million to stabilise local currency By IANS – Investing.com India
Afghan central bank to inject $15 million to stabilise local currency By IANS Investing.com India
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Johnny Mercer given deadline to challenge order to hand over names to Afghan inquiry
In heated exchanges, Mr Mercer repeatedly refused to reveal the names of the "multiple officers" who he said had approached him during his time as a b [...]
Johnny Mercer challenging order to hand over names to Afghan inquiry
He previously told the inquiry that he had received a direct account from a serving member of the SBS who said he had been asked to carry a "drop weap [...]
Military camp to be used to house Afghan escapees
It will house 50 people, who helped the UK in the war in Afghanistan, by the end of March.
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Deadline for minister to give names to Afghan inquiry
Johnny Mercer has been ordered to provide names to the Afghanistan inquiry by 5 April.
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Minister says Afghan commandos described 'horrific' SAS war crimes
Johnny Mercer says accounts given by Afghan commandos who supported the SAS 'confirmed my worst fears'.
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'Betrayed' Afghan special forces references ignored
Members of the Afghan special forces were denied help under a UK scheme to settle those in danger.
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MoD fined after email blunder risked Afghan interpreters' lives
A mass email revealed details of more than 200 people who the UK was trying to help flee the Taliban.
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Afghan refugees moved out of hotels now homeless
Many Afghan families are still living in temporary accommodation two years after coming to the UK.
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