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Following deadly airstrikes in Yemen that are believed to have killed civilians and children, politicians have called for the U.S. to stop arming the Saudi forces that conducted the attacks.On Friday, a Saudi-led airstrike against a prison in Saada, Yemen—run by the country's Houthi rebels—killed and wounded over 100 ...

#Pakistan News A top U.S. general vowed that the United States will continue airstrikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country. Since early May, violence has surged after the insurgents launched a sweeping assault just days after the ...

World17:57 GMT 25.07.2021(updated 19:01 GMT 25.07.2021) Get short URLAmid the imminent US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan after over 19 years of occupation, the Taliban has launched offensives in virtually every region of the country, seizing multiple border checkpoints and sparking fears that the Kabul government may collapse shortly ...

The United States has carried out air strikes to support Afghan government forces who have been under pressure from the Taliban as US-led foreign forces carry out the final stages of their withdrawal from the country.Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Thursday the air strikes were in support ...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has called for US military intervention following a weekend of protests in Cuba, arguing that previous US attacks elsewhere – from Panama to Kosovo – have gone swimmingly. His idea was not popular. Cuba, Suarez told Fox News during a Tuesday interview, is a threat ...

ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - The United States is not planning to support Afghan forces with air strikes after the U.S. troops withdrawal is complete, and counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan will be limited to instances when attack plans have been discovered to strike the U.S. homeland or the homelands of our allies, according to the top U.S. commander in the ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering seeking authorization to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan security forces if Kabul or another major city is in danger of falling to the Taliban, potentially introducing flexibility into President Biden’s plan to end the United States military presence in the conflict, senior ...

Kabul: In an airstrike by Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Monday (May 17) at least 19 Taliban terrorists, including four key members and three Pakistani nationals, were killed in Faryab province. Afghan military`s 209th Shaheen Corps confirmed the news on Tuesday (May 18). According to their statement, the Taliban ...

#Pakistan News Israeli fighter jets continued to shell the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, destroying residential buildings and killing at least six Palestinians as diplomatic efforts for a cease-fire remained stalled despite international calls to end more than a week of fighting. Residents surveyed the piles of bricks, concrete and ...

#Pakistan News Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes in Gaza, leveling a six-story building in downtown Gaza City early Tuesday as U.S. President Joe Biden "carefully" expressed support for a cease-fire in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Explosions from the airstrikes echoed through the ...