KABUL, Afghanistan - A blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital killed at least 21 people and wounded more than two dozen others, police said Thursday. The number of bombings across Afghanistan has declined since the Taliban returned to power in August last...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban deployed special forces at the Kabul airport on Tuesday hours after the last batch of US troops left Afghanistan. Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2021 shows the Kabul airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. (Xinhua The final evacuation flight of the US was conducted on...
Thirty one more Filipinos who were earlier evacuated from Kabul through Islamabad and Doha are now back in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The 31 Filipinos returned home via a repatriation flight from the Qatari...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday confirmed that two more Filipinos were able to leave Afghanistan amid the increasing tension due to the recent deadly suicide bombing and the spate of rockets fired towards the Kabul airport. Department of Foreign Affairs In a report, the DFA said...
LONDON, United Kingdom – The UK on Saturday flew out the last of its military from Afghanistan, concluding its pullout while leaving hundreds of Afghans eligible for resettlement behind. British military personnel board a Royal Air Force A400M aircraft ahead of departing Kabul Airport where...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Twelve of the 13 US service members killed in Thursday's Kabul airport bombing were 9/11 babies, according to local media reports. Flowers and a US flag are placed on a plate on which the names of 9/11 victims were inscribed around the South Pool at the National...
Global outrage continues to be expressed over the heinous terrorist attack on crowds waiting to be evacuated from the Kabul airport last August 26. According to the Afghan Health Ministry, the death toll has risen to more than 170 killed and at least 200 wounded. Thirteen US soldiers were among...
Two Filipinos were unable to leave Afghanistan on Thursday following the two incidents of suicide bombings outside Kabul airport, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday. Department of Foreign Affairs The DFA said the two Filipinos were at the airport earlier in the day when the deadly...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, Aug. 27 said there were no Filipino casualties in the twin suicide bombings at Kabul airport that killed dozens of people, including at least 13 United States (US) service members. DFA Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy Eduardo Meñez said...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday confirmed the arrival of three more Filipinos evacuated from Kabul and transited via Doha, Qatar. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) An estimated 185 Filipinos have already left the Afghan capital mostly through foreign military planes or...
Two Filipinos who are part of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders were evacuated out of Kabul and are now in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. 22 Filipinos from Kabul arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International...
At least 36 Filipinos who managed to leave Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan are scheduled to arrive in Manila today and tomorrow via separate flights from Singapore, the United Kingdom and, Qatar, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday. Department of Foreign...
