U.S. military leaves behind dozens of aircraft and equipment in Kabul
When Kabul fell to Taliban rule on August 15, 2021, the Pentagon sent over 6,000 troops and dozens…
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The last U.S. military planes depart Kabul airport
The last U.S. military plane, along with the last of American troops, has departed Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International…
Kabul airport targeted by rocket attack during evacuation
On the morning of August 30, 2021, a salvo of at least six rockets fired at Hamid Karzai…
BREAKING | Explosion near Kabul airport amid evacuation
An explosion was reported near Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL) while western countries continue to evacuate the country.A…
Global Hawk drones to be converted for hypersonic testing
Four retired EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk UAVs should be repurposed to participate in the hypersonic testing of…
Boeing rolls out first F-15QA fighter jet for Qatar
Boeing rolled out the first batch of the F-15QA, a modern variant of the F-15 specifically tailored for…
France sets end date for Afghanistan evacuation operation
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that French forces would no longer carry out evacuations from Hamid Karzai…
Indian MiG-21 “Bison” fighter jet crashes during training
A MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during training near Barmer, Rajasthan, in…
French Reaper Block 5 drone carries out first airstrike in Sahel
France’s Ministry of Armed Forces reported a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 drone of the French Air…
Russia begins Afghanistan evacuation flights
Russia announced it began exfiltrating from Kabul in Afghanistan some 500 people, including Russian nationals as well as…
Poland deploys fighters in Iceland for the first time
Poland will lead NATO’s Iceland Peacetime Preparedness Needs (IPPN) mission for the first time. For three weeks in…
Taliban prevents Afghan nationals from going to airport
Afghan nationals should no longer go to Kabul airport, a spokesman for the Taliban said on August 24,…
Ukraine, Iran deny reports of plane hijack in Afghanistan
Early on August 24, 2021, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister Yevhen Yenin reported that the Ukrainian aircraft participating in…
Battle erupts at Kabul airport amid evacuation effort
Further fighting broke out at Hamid Karzai International Airport involving Afghan, US and German forces on August 23,…
USAF F-15E fighter jet downs drone over Syria
A US-led coalition fighter jet shot down a drone over Syria on August 21, 2021, after the unmanned…
USAF confirms passenger record for C-17 flight out of Kabul
The United States Air Force confirmed that a single Boeing C-17 transport aircraft evacuated over 800 people out…
Aircraft evacuating Kabul divert near Pakistan airspace
Multiple aircraft taking part in missions to evacuate people from Kabul diverted near the Pakistan border, with no…
Boeing MQ-25 performs first unmanned refueling of E-2D
On August 18, 2021, the Boeing MQ-25 T1 refueled the US Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft,…