WITH KABUL AIRPORT CLOSED, FEARFUL AFGHANS RUSH FOR THE BORDER Crowds looking to flee Afghanistan flocked to its borders while long queues formed at banks on Wednesday, as an administrative vacuum after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign donors unsure of how to respond to
PHILIPPINES KEEPS PANDEMIC IN MIND IN DECISION TO ACCEPT AFGHAN REFUGEES MANILA – The Department of Justice is still waiting for the directive of the Office of the President before it can act on accepting refugees from Afghanistan, an official said Thursday. Thousan
PHILIPPINE TRAVEL BAN VS COVID-19 VARIANTS TO STAY UNTIL SEPT. 5 MANILA— The Philippines is extending the suspension of entry of travelers from 10 countries until Sept. 5 to arrest the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants linked to an uptick in infections, Malaca&nt
AFGHANISTAN: JOE BIDEN DEFENDS US PULL-OUT AS TALIBAN CLAIM VICTORY The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last U.S. troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war.
LAST TROOPS EXIT AFGHANISTAN, ENDING AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR; TALIBAN HERALDS “HISTORIC MOMENT” The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered
DELTA VARIANT NOW DOMINANT STRAIN OF COVID IN PH: WHO MANILA - Philippines is now experiencing a community transmission of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is now the dominant strain in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said.
DRONE STRIKE THWARTS KABUL AIRPORT ATTACK, US SAYS A US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul has prevented another deadly suicide attack at the airport, US military officials say. The strike targeted a vehicle carrying at least one person associated with the Afghan br
ON NATIONAL HEROES DAY, DUTERTE HONORS FRONTLINERS; ROBREDO SAYS EVERY FILIPINO CAN BE A HERO MANILA — On National Heroes’ Day, President Rodrigo Duterte paid tribute to a “new breed of heroes” that stand ready in the country’s fight against the pan
TERROR IN HEART OF KABUL, EXPLOSIONS ROCK AIRPORT Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover.
DOZENS OF CIVILIANS, 12 US TROOPS KILLED IN KABUL AIRPORT BLASTS KABUL - Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a bloodbath among civilians and US troops, and bringing a catastrophic halt to the airlift of tens
