Courtesy Farhad Wajdi Farhad Wajdi Just a year ago, Farhad Wajdi was in Kabul with his parents and siblings, running a nonprofit that set up local women with street food carts. They were attracting international media headlines and winning support from US-based NGOs and the Afghan government. But now, the Taliban’s return to power in
Month: August 2021
US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan – a move which led to Taliban militants returning to power. Staying longer was not an option, Mr Biden said in an address to the nation, a day after the end of a 20-year US presence in Afghanistan. He praised troops
The UK needs to face the “new reality” in Afghanistan and work with other nations to exercise a “moderating influence” on the Taliban, the foreign secretary has said. Dominic Raab said the UK would hold the Taliban to its pledge of safe passage for those who want to leave. The number of UK nationals still
Getty Images The last US military flight has left Kabul, marking the end of the country’s presence in Afghanistan. America’s top military commander in the region, Gen Kenneth McKenzie, said the last C17 aircraft left Kabul with the US ambassador on board soon after midnight local time on Tuesday. He added that the diplomatic mission
JACMEL, Haiti — One evening last November, Jui opened Google Translate on her iPad and began drafting her first-ever message to her father. “Hello, Dad,” she typed in Creole, the words appearing in Spanish on the right side of the screen. “I’m the daughter you abandoned.” The 9-year-old told the United Nations peacekeeper from Uruguay
A US drone strike targeting a suicide bomber ended up killing 10 members of one family, including six children, surviving relatives have told the BBC. The 10 were killed when a car parked at their home was struck by an explosion on Sunday. The US military said a vehicle carrying at least one person associated
The US city of New Orleans has lost power, with only generators working, as Hurricane Ida batters Louisiana. The storm brought 150mph (240km/h) winds when it made landfall and those people who did not flee have been advised to shelter in place. One person was killed when a tree fell on their home in Ascension
Nowzad The founder of an animal shelter in Afghanistan is “safe” after leaving the country, his charity has said. Paul “Pen” Farthing was attempting to get his staff and rescue animals out of Kabul when they became caught up in Thursday’s airport bomb blasts. Mr Farthing’s charity Nowzad confirmed he and his animals left the
Crown Copyright The final UK troops, diplomats and officials have left Kabul, Downing Street has confirmed. The departure of the RAF flight brings to an end the UK’s 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated by the UK since 14 August. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the moment was a
This week, we’ve been following the continued flight of Afghans from their country. We spoke with some of the Afghan interpreters, support staffers, and informal allies who have been left scrambling for visas after the Taliban reclaimed power. Meanwhile, Kiana Hayeri photographed young Afghans as she asked what will become of the country’s post-9/11 generation
The UK’s final evacuation flight purely for civilians has left Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the Ministry of Defence has said. Further flights which leave will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board, it added. The head of the armed forces, Gen Sir Nick Carter, said it was “heartbreaking” they had not been able to rescue
The US says it will keep evacuating Afghans from Kabul airport until “the last moment”, despite continuing concerns about attacks from the Islamic State (IS) group. Reports from Kabul now suggest as many as 170 people died in Thursday’s attack on crowds at a gate to the airport. The Pentagon says there are still credible
The medicine truck was parked in front of the hospital when the nurse arrived for work on that Sunday, Aug. 15, and as she approached the building, she saw the driver standing beside the vehicle, frantically waving at her and the other nurses to turn back. “He was screaming, ‘all the women must leave, sister
The UK has entered the final stages of its Kabul evacuation and no more people will be called to the airport to leave, the Ministry of Defence says. The MoD said processing facilities at the Baron Hotel, outside the capital’s airport, had been closed. The defence secretary expressed “deep regret” that not everyone eligible had
The Notting Hill Carnival, a Caribbean celebration in London, has been held in late August every year since the 1960s. Before the pandemic, it often attracted over 2 million people to the streets of London to celebrate West Indian culture. The first carnival in the UK is credited to Trinidadian journalist and activist Claudia Jones,
Two explosions outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday left a scene of carnage and destruction, with at least 13 US service members and an unknown number of Afghan civilians killed. The attacks were believed to have been carried out by ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen, US officials said, adding that
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