Middle East – Page 24 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Dozens killed & injured, including Americans, after Pentagon confirms 2 EXPLOSIONS outside Kabul airport

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

Children are among dozens of people killed and injured in two major explosions outside the airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as dramatic evacuation efforts continue. … Read More >Dozens killed & injured, including Americans, after Pentagon confirms 2 EXPLOSIONS outside Kabul airport

The Taliban needs foreign help to eradicate opium trafficking, spokesman tells Russian media

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

The Taliban funded its insurgency against NATO troops with illegal opium trade, but now it once again wants to eradicate poppy cultivation and needs international assistance to do so, a senior militant movement official said. … Read More >The Taliban needs foreign help to eradicate opium trafficking, spokesman tells Russian media

Qatar offering Covid-19 shots to Afghan evacuees transiting through the country after rescuing over 40,000 people

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has said that Doha is offering Covid-19 vaccines to Afghan evacuees that are awaiting transit to go onwards to another country, with the state having helped to rescue tens of thousands of people. … Read More >Qatar offering Covid-19 shots to Afghan evacuees transiting through the country after rescuing over 40,000 people

Italian evacuation plane comes under fire as it takes off from Kabul – reports

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

An Italian Air Force plane, being utilized as part of the evacuation effort, has come under fire as it took off from Kabul airport, according to a Sky TG24 journalist onboard the aircraft. No injuries have been reported. … Read More >Italian evacuation plane comes under fire as it takes off from Kabul – reports

We were the ones to warn NATO about potential terrorist plot targeting Kabul airport, Taliban spokesman tells Russian media

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021By Editor

The Taliban has claimed credit for tipping off NATO forces about a potential terrorist plot targeting Hamid Karzai international airport. The would-be bomb attack was meant to discredit them, an official said. … Read More >We were the ones to warn NATO about potential terrorist plot targeting Kabul airport, Taliban spokesman tells Russian media

Private flight leaves Kabul with nearly 300 EMPTY seats after passengers turned away by US & Taliban security – reports

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

At least one private charter flight set to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from the Kabul airport was forced to take off with just 50 of its 345 seats filled, amid reports that US and Taliban forces prevented them from boarding. … Read More >Private flight leaves Kabul with nearly 300 EMPTY seats after passengers turned away by US & Taliban security – reports

Shots fired at Kabul airport as Taliban ward off crowds – RT VIDEO

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The Taliban have fired warning shots outside Kabul airport, as heard in footage filmed by an RT crew, after the Islamist militant group said on Tuesday that it would no longer allow Afghans to access the US-run airfield. … Read More >Shots fired at Kabul airport as Taliban ward off crowds – RT VIDEO

‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

RT reporter Murad Gazdiev says what he and his crew saw at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul after reaching it resembled a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie after a week of hectic evacuation efforts by the US and its allies. “We’ve just arrived at Kabul airport. … Read More >‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The UN has warned that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan has dropped off by 80% since the Taliban completed its takeover with the capture of Kabul less than two weeks ago, citing the chaotic conditions there. … Read More >Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

‘Not enough time to fly everyone out’ of Kabul by August 31, Maas says as 100 Germans & their families remain in Afghanistan

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Germany will not be able to evacuate all of its citizens and Afghans who worked with the German troops by August 31, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has admitted, adding that 100 Germans still haven’t got to Kabul airport. … Read More >‘Not enough time to fly everyone out’ of Kabul by August 31, Maas says as 100 Germans & their families remain in Afghanistan