'No longer safe to fly in or out of Kabul': West warns of airport attack amid history's largest airlift
• 4 years agoSeveral countries urged people to avoid the airport, with Belgium saying there was a threat of a suicide bombing. But with just days left before the evacuation effort ends and American troops withdraw, few appeared to heed the call
One killed, three wounded as Afghan, Western security forces face off against unknown gunmen at Kabul airport
• 4 years agoThis was the latest episode in a chaotic evacuation overseen by the US army. US president Joe Biden has acknowledged the tragic scenes at the airport and called them a part of the cost of departure
German military left red-faced after failing to meet NATO readiness target
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIn the latest incident, the military said one of two aging C-160 aircraft flying German aid to Ebola-affected West Africa has also been grounded on the island of Gran Canaria since the weekend, awaiting repairs.