10 years ago, a Boeing 747 stalled and crashed on takeoff from Bagram Air Base

Monday, 29th of April, 2013, a Boeing 747-400BCF cargo plane, operated by National Air Cargo, crashed on takeoff from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. National Airlines Flight 102, a cargo flight from Bagram Air Base (OAI/OAIX), Afghanistan, to Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW), United Arab Emirates, operated with a Boeing 747-428BCF, registration N949CA, stalled…

Taliban killed mastermind of 2021 Kabul airport bombing

Taliban kills suspected ‘mastermind’ of bombing that killed 13 US troops, officials say. The terrorist allegedly responsible for planning the August 2021 bombing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 160 Afghans was himself killed by Taliban fighters “in recent weeks,” U.S. officials say. A senior Biden administration…

American woman arrested with 24-carat gold-plated gun in luggage

An American woman was arrested at Sydney Airport this week after border force officers found a 24-carat gold-plated handgun in her luggage, authorities said. Investigators charged the woman, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen who had traveled to Sydney from Los Angeles, with violating an Australian customs law that prohibits items like weapons, radioactive substances and counterfeit…