US govt helps 4 citizens leave Afghanistan overland
Kabul/Washington: The United States government has facilitated the departure of four Americans from conflict hit Afghanistan via an overland route to a third country, media reports said on Tuesday.
US: Florida shooting leaves four people, including infant, dead
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: Four people, including an infant, were killed on Sunday in Lakeland, southeastern US state Florida, according to local media reports.
Joe Biden to survey damage done by Hurricane Ida in New York, New Jersey: White House
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden will visit the states of New York and New Jersey next Tuesday to see the damage done by Hurricane Ida, the White House has said.
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: About 200 of the 30,000 Afghan refugees processed at the US Ramstein base in Germany are now under further background checks, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Fox News.
Afghanistan mass evacuation: US officials warn of possible threats to homeland
Washington: US officials are on high alert over possible threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation of Afghanistan and devastating attack in Kabul last week.
Taliban to announce formation of new government on Friday: Reports
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Taliban will announce the formation of a new Afghan government on Friday but its composition remains uncertain as of now, a source from the movement’s military commission told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Small number of Americans still in Afghanistan, says US Secretary of State Blinken
Washington/Kabul/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged ongoing support to the "small number of Americans" still in Afghanistan after the last US troops departed the country on Monday.
Number of Americans left behind in Afghanistan in 'very low hundreds': CENTCOM Chief
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The number of US citizens left behind in Afghanistan numbers in the very low hundreds, US Central Commander (CENTCOM) chief Kenneth McKenzie said during a press briefing.
Another attack on Kabul airport 'highly likely' in next 24-36 hours: Joe Biden warns
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Saturday warned of another terrorist attack on Kabul airport over the next 24-36 as the country is struggling to evacuate its citizens from the war-torn Afghanistan before Aug 31.
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Iraqi President Barham Salih that the operation against the Islamic State terrorist group is not over, but is just entering a new phase, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Washington/UNI: The US drone strike in Afghanistan killed two 'high profile' ISIS-K targets and wounded another, and the fact that they are no longer walking on the face of the Earth 'is a good thing', Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Saturday.
US blocks solar panel imports from China to oppose forced labour
Washington: The US government has started blocking the import of solar panels that they believe could be products of forced labor in China, an issue which might once again trigger conflict between two nations, media reports said.
Two US Congressmen urge Joe Biden to recognise Amrullah Saleh as legitimate govt of Afghanistan
Kabul/Washington/UNI: In a joint statement after talks with Afghanistan’s caretaker President Amrullah Saleh, US Senate Republican Lindsey Graham and Congressman Mike Waltz have called on US President Joe Biden to recognise Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, who is leading the resistance in Panjshir, as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
US military base on Iraqi-Kuwaiti border hit by rocket fire
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A US military base on the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border has come under rocket fire, no people have been injured in the incident, sources said on Saturday.
US conducts airstrike against ISIS-K planner in Afghanistan
Washington/Kabul: The US has conducted a drone airstrike on terror group ISIS-K planner in eastern Afghanistan, a day after President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate following bomb blasts in Kabul on Thursday that left over 100 dead.