An #explosion rocked a concert hall in the Moscow region & several #gunmen opened fire on theatergoers Fri evening, acc/to Russian authorities & videos from the scene, a deadly attack >1 week after #Putin was re-elected.
The #US collected #intelligence in March that Islamic State-#Khorasan, known as #ISISK, the branch of the group based in #Afghanistan, had been planning an attack on #Moscow, acc/to ofcls. ISIS members have been active in #Russia, one US ofcl said.
The attack on Fri in #Moscow, like a Jan assault in #Iran claimed by the grp, could prompt a reassessment of its ability to strike outside its home territory.
In addition to a public warning on Mar 7 about a possible attack, #US ofcls had privately told Russian ofcls about #intelligence pointing to an impending #attack.
The school year began on Wednesday in Afghanistan, albeit without the girls whom the Taliban barred from classes starting from the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education.
Schulen in Afghanistan starten erneut ohne Mädchen ab Klasse sieben
In Afghanistan hat das neue Schuljahr begonnen - im dritten Jahr in Folge ohne ältere Mädchen. Für sie ist der Besuch weiterführender Schulen verboten. Und die radikalislamischen Taliban geben keine Hoffnung, das zu ändern.
#UN Has Flown More Than $2.9 Billion in Cash to #Afghanistan Since the #Taliban Seized Power, Diverting U.S. Funds
The U.S. State Department has previously said that no U.S. funds went to the militant group, but a new federal report indicates that some taxpayer money has ended up in the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan.
But #Trump keeps saying that Biden abandoned $81 Billion in equipment in #Afghanistan?
Milley: I think it’s about 7.2 billion of military equipment, with the Afghan security forces. That is Afghan owned equipment, not American equipment. Every piece of American equipment that the American military owned came out with us or was destroyed on-site.
Heftige Kämpfe im Grenzgebiet von Pakistan und Afghanistan
Angriff und Gegenangriff: Pakistan und Afghanistan liefern sich heftige Kämpfe im Grenzgebiet. Die Sorge vor einer Eskalation in der sicherheitspolitisch schwierigen Region wächst. Von Peter Hornung.
Ein Mitarbeiter der #GIZ aus #Afghanistan erhielt die Zusage, er dürfe mit seiner Familie über Pakistan nach Deutschland ausreisen. Um die Visa für Pakistan bezahlen zu können, muss er sein Haus verkaufen.
In Pakistan angekommen, wird unerwartet eine erniedrigende Sicherheitsüberprüfung vorgenommen. Das @bmi zieht die Einreiseerlaubnis ohne Angabe von Gründen zurück. Die Familie kehrt nach Kabul zurück, wo er zunächst für das Rumpfteam der GIZ weiterarbeiten kann.
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Retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, is set to testify on Tuesday at a high-stakes House committee hearing on the Biden administration's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.