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Nine family members killed in US airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber, relative says

August 29, 2021 9:42 pm CNN

CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, Saskya Vandoorne, Oren Liebermann, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Nine members of one family — including six…

US carries out Afghanistan drone strike as Kabul evacuation effort enters final stretch

August 28, 2021 10:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Laura Smith-Spark, Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The US military carried out a drone strike against what it said was an…

Delta outbreak tests New Zealand’s zero Covid strategy — but lockdown has broad support at home

August 27, 2021 5:23 pm CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN When New Zealand went into lockdown last week over a single Delta case, critics were quick to mock the country’s…

‘I was 50 steps from the blast:’ Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 10:38 am CNN

CNN, DVIDS By Rob Picheta and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described…

Evacuation from Afghanistan in final phase after deadly Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 8:12 pm CNN

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Amy Woodyatt, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN…

‘I was 50 steps from the blast:’ Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 12:32 pm CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying…

What to know about ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 7:52 am CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of…

Evacuation from Afghanistan in final phase after deadly Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 8:12 pm CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Amy Woodyatt, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The…

US presses on with evacuation from Afghanistan after deadly Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 4:17 am CNN

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The United…

China’s newest boy band, the youngest member 7 years old, disbands three days after debut

August 27, 2021 12:04 am CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Zixu Wang, CNN They sing, they dance, they’re impeccably dressed — and they’re all children, mostly under 10.…

China has administered 2 billion Covid vaccine shots. But coercive measures are sparking anger

August 27, 2021 8:41 am CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN China’s coronavirus vaccination drive has surpassed 2 billion doses, authorities announced Friday, but…

‘I was 50 steps from the blast:’ Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 12:32 pm CNN

CNN By Rob Picheta and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying…

US troops and Afghans killed in suicide attacks outside Kabul airport

August 26, 2021 6:40 pm CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Tim Lister, CNN Thirteen US…

What to know about ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Kabul airport attack

August 27, 2021 7:52 am CNN

CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become…

The Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan has sparked fears of an al Qaeda and ISIS revival

August 26, 2021 3:53 am CNN

CNN By Tim Lister, CNN In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Taliban resisted demands from Washington to hand over…

Kabul airport attack shows Afghanistan is still a terror hotbed that the Taliban will struggle to control

August 27, 2021 4:56 am CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN The devastating bomb attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday is a brutal reminder that Afghanistan remains fertile territory for…

Hong Kong national security police investigate Tiananmen Square vigil organizers

August 26, 2021 12:47 am CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong’s national security police are investigating the group behind the city’s annual June 4…

For decades the Taliban’s leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about the key players

August 25, 2021 12:02 pm CNN Newsource

By Saleem Mehsud, Kara Fox, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban‘s leadership structure has long been a…

Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them

August 25, 2021 11:28 am CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home,…

New Zealand battles worst outbreak since last year as Delta cases rise

August 24, 2021 10:24 pm CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand authorities reported 62 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases Wednesday — the highest number in a…

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