Joe Biden has failed to take responsibility for the deaths of 13 US Marines who were killed in Kabul during the ‘catastrophic’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, a congressional hearing has been told. The family members of some of the 13 US Armed Forces
Two children, ages 4 and 15, died while families fled a Taliban demolition of their shantytown homes in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to an aid group. The immediate cause of death of the two Afghan children is still unknown. The demolition of the
Since assuming power in 2021, Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have reportedly conducted what is believed to be the second verified instance of a public execution. A man who was convicted of killing five individuals in two separate incidents last year has received a
A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The accident happened in a mountainous area with half-paved roads in Sar-e-Pul province as the passengers were returning from a wedding. They
The European Union called on Afghan authorities Tuesday to investigate the poisoning of primary schoolgirls in the country’s north after 77 students were hospitalized. Two separate attacks took place in Sar-e-Pul province on Saturday and Sunday, local authorities said. Sixty schoolgirls were
A car bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast on Tuesday killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver, a local official said. Ten people were also wounded in the blast. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in the city of Faizabad in
Nearly 80 young girls in Afghanistan were poisoned in two separate attacks over the weekend, according to a local education official. The attacks were said to have taken place in the northern Sar-e-Pul province over Saturday and Sunday. This is a
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in Afghanistan, a judge ruled Thursday in dismissing the claims by Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith that he was defamed by media. Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled
Building Homes for Heroes announced its 343rd home recipient — a veteran with a special connection to the FDNY 343 ride. Evan Marcy is a 39-year-old veteran who served in Afghanistan for five years as a combat photographer. In 2009, during a
A double amputee who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has made mountaineering history after becoming the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest. Hari Budha Magar, 43, summited the world’s highest peak on May 19. Mr Budha Magar, who lives