Tag: Afghanistan Withdrawal
Afghanistan , News , UK , USA
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”"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Germany , News , Tactical Airlift , UK , USA
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"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Air Force , Aviation , Bundeswehr , Conflict , Germany , News , Tactical Airlift
The Deputy Head of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group for Foreign & Security Policy, Johann Wadephul, has confirmed media reports late on Monday that the first German evacuation flight from Kabul… Continue reading "First German Evacuation Flight Departs Kabul With Just Seven On Board"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Breaking News , Conflict , Insurgency
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"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Air Force , Army , Aviation , Conflict , Germany , India , Insurgency , NATO , News , Politics , Tactical Airlift , United Nations , USA , USMC
With the lightning advance of Taliban forces across Afghanistan and onto Kabul, world attention has turned to the chaos in the Afghan capital. Images of American helicopters lifting off evacuees… Continue reading "World Scrambles to Evacuate Kabul"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Aviation , Conflict , Counter Terrorism , Defense , Ground Vehicles , Naval , News , Ordnance , Politics , Technology
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 August)"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Breaking News , Conflict , Insurgency , News , USA
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stated that 3,000 US troops would be deployed to Kabul’s international airport to support the downsizing of the United States’ embassy in Kabul, as well as… Continue reading "3,000 US Troops To Support Partial Withdrawal Of Kabul Embassy Staff"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Conflict , Insurgency , News , USA
President Joe Biden says that he does not intend to change plans for the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan, even as Taliban fighters continue to capture provincial capitals from… Continue reading "Biden: No Changes To Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans Despite Taliban Offensive"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Counter Terrorism , Defense , NATO , News , Training , Turkey , USA
In Turkey, NATO’s Afghan special forces units have begun their first training program outside of Afghanistan. A detachment of Afghan special forces flew to Ankara for training, according reports from… Continue reading "Afghanistan’s Special Forces Start Training In Turkey As Part Of NATO’s Mission"
3 years ago
Afghanistan , Insurgency , News
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar, on the Afghanistan-Pakistan… Continue reading "Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reuters Photojournalist Killed In Kandahar"
3 years ago
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