Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 US troops in Afghanistan was ‘not preventable:’ military review

Marine snipers posted up near Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport did not have an opportunity to take out the suicide bomber responsible for the attack on the airport during the chaotic US withdrawal ... Read More

Exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of a horrific attack as the US withdrew from Afghanistan

Video uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop ... Read More

A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say

A Taliban official says a gunman opened fire inside a mosque in western Afghanistan, killing at least six people as they were praying. Read More

Gunmen kill at least 5 in attack on mosque in Afghanistan

Gunmen attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan on Monday night during prayer time, killing at least five people, a spokesperson for the provincial governor said. Read More

US identifies ISIS-K suicide bomber who killed American troops and Afghans in chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

the U.S. military has for the first time publicly named the suicide bomber behind the catastrophic attack at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport during the chaotic final days of the American ... Read More

Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn't preventable, refutes claims troops sighted the would-be bomber

The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, according to a new review by U.S. Central Command. Read More

Five Japanese survive Pakistan suicide bomber and gunman attack, two bystanders killed

Five Japanese nationals in Pakistan escaped when a suicide bomber detonated their device on Friday, and police shot dead a gunman accompanying the bomber, officials said, adding that two bystanders ... Read More

5 Japanese Workers in Pakistan Escape Suicide Blast Targeting their Van

A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nationals escaped unharmed but officials later said one bystander ... Read More

Former top US commander: Israel should ‘calibrate’ response to Iran attack

The surprisingly spectacular defeat of Iran’s weekend attack on Israel has both embarrassed Tehran and strengthened Israel’s hand significantly, argue Biden administration officials and former U.S. Read More

These are the countries where TikTok is already banned

It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued ... Read More

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did it

The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way ... Read More

Russian Attack Kills at Least 9 in Ukraine’s Chernihiv, Officials Say

A Russian missile attack killed at least nine residents and damaged buildings and municipal infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, local officials said. The city's ... Read More