Kabul Airport

Crowds of people are seen on the tarmac at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan August 16, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS.
South Asia

Terror attack could strike Kabul airport within hours, UK minister warns

UK Armed Forces minister James Heappey said there were "very credible" reports of a "severe" threat in the Afghan capital

About 19,000 people have been evacuated on US-organised flights in the past 24 hours. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over 'very credible' Islamic State threat

Crowds of people are seen on the tarmac at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan August 16, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS.
South Asia

Taliban asked Turkey for support to run Kabul airport, Turkish officials say

US soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Senior Airman
South Asia

Pentagon aware of reports of IS affiliate on evacuation flight

A soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division provides security at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 21, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Firefight involving Western forces at Kabul airport, Afghan guard killed

Afghan security guards stand on a wall as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. Photo : UNB/AP
South Asia

Seven people killed in crowd crush near Kabul airport - UK govt

At least 12 people have been killed in and around the single-runway airfield since last Sunday, NATO and Taliban officials said. Some were shot and others died in stampedes, witnesses have said. Photo : Reuters
South Asia

Taliban fire in the air to control crowd at Kabul airport

Afghan and Pakistani nationals stand in a queue and wait their turn to enter into Afghanistan through a border crossing point, in Chaman, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. Photo :UNB/AP
South Asia

IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides security during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 18, 2021 and released by U.S. Navy on August 20, 2021. U.S NAVY/Central Command Public Affairs/Sgt. Isaiah Compbell/Handout via REUTERS
USA

US says 2,500 Americans evacuated from Kabul in past week

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
USA

US, Germany advise against travel to Kabul airport amid evacuation chaos

Photo :NDTV
South Asia

150 people, mostly Indians, questioned by Taliban; reach airport for evacuation

People carry Afghan flags as they take part in an anti-Taliban protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 18, 2021 in this screen grab taken from a video. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Taliban keep some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport, as US vows to finish airlift

National Security adviser Jake Sullivan accompanies US President Joe Biden as he visits the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in nearby McLean, Virginia outside Washington, US, July 27, 2021. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Taliban vows to provide safe passage to Kabul airport, Biden adviser says