Hero paratrooper Ben Parkinson who’s the most severely injured soldier to survive Afghanistan tells GMB he has ‘no reason to be upset’ because it would be a ‘betrayal of the men who saved him’ Ben Parkinson is the most seriously injured British soldier from the Afghan war He defied medics expectations to go skydiving and … Read more
The State Department is ordering home most remaining staff at the U.S. embassy in Kabul due to security concerns after President Joe Biden announced earlier this month a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. All personnel have been instructed, according to a Tuesday report, to depart Afghanistan unless their jobs require them … Read more
An Afghan woman has been lashed 40 times by the Taliban for reportedly speaking to a man on the phone. Footage shared online shows the accused being led into a circle formed by dozens of male spectators to receive the punishment handed down by three tribal elders. One man first takes up the whipping before … Read more
An Afghan woman has been lashed 40 times by the Taliban for reportedly speaking to a man on the phone. Footage shared online shows the accused being led into a circle formed by dozens of male spectators to receive the punishment handed down by three tribal elders. One man first takes up the whipping before … Read more
Reading Ben Parkinson’s extraordinary story, the first part of which is serialised in today’s Mail, stirred up some powerful memories. Ten years ago I spent time in Afghanistan making a documentary about medicine on the frontline, about the courage of soldiers such as Ben as well as new developments in trauma medicine. The survival rate … Read more
The U.S. Department of State announced on Monday it will issue a ‘Level 4: Do Not Travel’ advisory, its highest warning, for about 80 percent of countries. In an official statement, the agency said the risk of COVID-19 while traveling remains too high and urged Americans to ‘reconsider all travel abroad.’ ‘This does not imply … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: US Department of State will issue ‘do not travel’ advisory for 80% of countries due to COVID-19 risk The U.S. Department of State announced it will be issuing ‘Level 4: Do Not Travel’ advisories for 80% of countries In a statement on Monday, officials recommended that Americans ‘reconsider all travel abroad’ Level 4 is … Read more
‘We will pay with our blood’: Afghan translators warn withdrawal of British troops from their homeland could put them at risk from an emboldened Taliban UK followed US and Nato allies in a commitment to leave country by September But men who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with forces fear they’ll be ‘left behind’ Taliban swears to take … Read more
‘We will pay with our blood’: Afghan translators warn withdrawal of British troops from their homeland could put them at risk from an emboldened Taliban UK followed US and Nato allies in a commitment to leave country by September But men who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with forces fear they’ll be ‘left behind’ Taliban swears to take … Read more
President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after al Qaeda’s attacks triggered America’s longest war, but several months after a May 1 deadline negotiated by the Trump administration. The decision on a deadline to remove the final 2,500 U.S. forces would finally … Read more