Japan’s first ever non-combatant evacuation operation concluded on Friday, with Self-Defense Forces and Foreign Ministry personnel departing Kabul for Islamabad on a JASDF C-130. Kyodo News reports that a Kabul-based… Continue reading "Coalition Nations Wind Down Kabul Evacuation Operations"
The past two weeks have seen numerous Afghan evacuation missions launched numerous countries, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense has now announced that parts of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK… Continue reading "Turkey Announces that Evacuation of Turkish Soldiers From Afghanistan Has Begun"
United States President Joe Biden has stated that he will be sticking to the self-imposed August 31 deadline for the evacuation of American citizens from Afghanistan, despite pleas from other… Continue reading "Despite G7 Resistance, Biden Sticks To August 31 Evacuation Deadline"
Anti-Taliban resistance fighters based in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley claim to have fought off Taliban fighters attempting to advance into the valley, as the Taliban claims to be sending in reinforcements… Continue reading "Panjshir’s Resistance Digs In, But Still Willing To Negotiate"
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that the United Kingdom’s Afghanistan evacuation efforts are now “down to hours now, not weeks”, with continued operations unlikely to be feasible once… Continue reading "British Defence Secretary: UK Kabul Evacuations “Down To Hours, Not Weeks”"
The German Ministry of Defense announced on Friday the deployment of two German Air Force H145M LUH SOF special operations helicopters to Kabul. The two helicopters will be used to… Continue reading "Germany Deploys Two Helicopters For Kabul Evacuations"
As the Afghan government crumbles before the Taliban advance and the international community rushes to evacuate its citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul, the future of Afghan military personnel training… Continue reading "Future of Afghan Cadets in India Uncertain"
Following the delivery of 12 KİRPİ mine-resistant armored personnel carriers produced for the Somali army to the Somali authorities in the port of Mogadishu in August last year, Turkey made… Continue reading "Turkey Donates New Armored Vehicles – Including Mine-Resistant KİRPİ Vehicles To Somalia"
In a press briefing held on 17 August, the Pentagon announced that it has 4,000 troops on the ground and is working towards the capacity to transport 5,000 to 9,000… Continue reading "Pentagon Believes it Could Evacuate Up to 9,000 From Afghanistan Daily"
Chaos continued at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday morning, with American military officials saying that all commercial flights out of the airport have been halted to clear the… Continue reading "Chaos At Kabul International Airport Following Fall Of Afghan Capital"