Taliban in talks with Qatar to manage Kabul airport. After the US’s withdrawal Kabul airport is without air traffic control services and talks are on to secure the airport. The Taliban are in talks with Qatar and Turkey about the management of Kabul airport as it lacks air traffic control services now that the United…
A woman who helped process rescued dogs and cats flown from Afghanistan said they were “in amazing condition”. Some 150 animals from former Royal Marine Paul “Pen” Farthing’s shelter in Kabul arrived at Heathrow Airport on a private charter flight on Sunday. Lorraine Edwards transported them to quarantine kennels and expected most to be adopted…
It was in the year 1783 that the world’s first unmanned aircraft was invented. It might sound strange but hot air balloons were the world’s first UAVs. Austrian soldiers used unmanned hot air balloons filled with explosives to attack Venice. The world of UAVs has escalated tremendously from hot air balloons. Today it is synonymous…
A man was caught on camera screaming, yelling, and getting violent at the American Airlines terminal at Miami International Airport Friday. Miami-Dade police say the man was a veteran in crisis. The man can be seen screaming at airport staff, knocking down barricades, kicking a sign and then gets physical. Police responded and apprehended the…
Rockets fired at Kabul airport have been intercepted by a missile defence system. About 5 rockets were fired in the Morning at Kabul Airport. Two of them have fallen in the nearby streets on a car & a house while three were intercepted by US CRAM (Counter Artillery, Rocket & Mortar) system. UPDATE White House confirms…
An Afghan refugee fleeing to the UK gave birth to a baby girl at 30,000 feet while on an evacuation flight destined for Birmingham. Soman Noori, 26, was travelling on an evacuation flight from Dubai to Birmingham, having previously left Kabul, when she went into labour in airspace over Kuwait, Turkish Airlines said. There was…
An iPhone X recently passed an accidental drop test from 11,000 feet. Pilot dmloftus’ story about his iPhone X is remarkable. Particularly because the phone survived. As he described it on the DiamondAvatars.net forum, dmloftus just wanted to take a few photos of a cool-looking cloud formation. He was flying his DA40 aircraft at 175…
U.S. airstrike targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who wanted to strike the Kabul airport. UPDATE U.S. Officials say a drone has stuck a vehicle in Kabul containing ‘multiple suicide bombers’ on its way to the city’s airport and the threat is believed to be eliminated. A child was killed in northwest of Kabul…
Biden vows more strikes against ISIS-K as new terrorist attack ‘highly likely’ within 24-36 hours. US President Joe Biden has promised to conduct additional strikes against Daesh-Khorasan fighters in Afghanistan, and indicated that the US deems the threat of a new attack on Kabul airport “highly likely” over the next 24-36 hours. “The situation on…
An airstrike was launched from beyond Afghanistan less than 48 hours after the devastating Kabul attack that killed 13 Americans. Biden authorized the drone strike and it was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet publicly announced. Central Command said the drone…
Explosion & gunfire at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. An explosion has taken place at the eastern gate outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, with gunfire underway and casualties and fatalities reported to local media. UDPATE US believes new attack on Kabul airport ‘highly likely’ in 24-36 hours – Biden. UPDATE UK…
The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due to the threat of a Daesh terror attack. In an alert issued on Wednesday evening, the US embassy in Kabul advised citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and said those already at the gates should leave immediately, citing…