united-nations” target=”_blank”>United Nations< is “spinning out of control” as the Taliban continues to make rapid advances. “The fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces in urban environments is causing tremendous harm,” the U.N. chief said. “Humanitarian needs are growing by the hour.” The secretary-general said in the last month more than 1,000 people have…
The Afghan military needs to step up its efforts if it hopes to counter the Taliban’s rapid expansion of territorial control in conflicts, defense spokesperson John Kirby said during a news briefing Friday afternoon. Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson grilled Kirby on his claims earlier this week that Afghan government forces have an “advantage” over the…
An Afghan translator who helped U.S. forces in the region now fears for his life as the Taliban terrorist group continues its takeover of the country in Central Asia. “I don’t want to die,” Faridoon Hazeen wrote to Fox News in an email. He later said on the phone, “I feel like a man…
The resurgent Taliban reportedly have taken control of four more provincial capitals Friday as the militant group’s offensive continues to close in on Kabul, where the U.S. is now racing to evacuate “thousands” of American citizens and conflicts interpreters, officials say. The latest significant blow was the loss of the capital of Helmand province, where American,…
Twenty-seven people aboard a general tested positive for infectious-disease just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The positive cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista, which is carrying over 1,400 crew and nearly 3,000 passengers, the board said…
A team of over 100 climbers is preparing a complex mission to disasters the body of a world-regions man who missing-persons” target=”_blank”>disappeared< nine months ago. The dead climber, named by local media as Sergei Kozeev, went missing in November last year. Explorers discovered his body on Aug. 3 after noticing rope near the entrance to…
The U.S. military will help evacuate Americans from the embassy in Kabul as the security situation deteriorates across Afghanistan, two officials confirmed Thursday to Fox News. The plans to evacuate the Americans were briefed to President Biden earlier Thursday in order to get his approval, one official added. The military will evacuate “thousands” of American…
The conflicts” target=”_blank”>Taliban< inside the key cities of Kandahar and Heret, according to reports. Insurgents moved deeper into Kandahar on Wednesday, with reports on Thursday saying forces had surrounded and attacked the general prison. A message posted to Twitter by Ahmadi, an alleged representative of the Taliban, claimed that the prison staff surrendered and the…
LONDON – Embrace the fear or risk death. That’s the mantra of George King-Thompson, 21, a British free climber who scaled his second London skyscraper in a little over a week on Thursday morning and his third overall. SPANISH TEENAGER GINÉS LOPÉZ WINS 1ST OLYMPIC CLIMBING GOLD “I know how to get into that mindset,…
world-regions was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Huawei, prompting an unusual joint show of support for Canada by the United States and 24 other governments. world-regions is stepping up pressure as a Canadian judge…