LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 21 people have lost their lives in a devastating suicide bombing that rocked the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, as reported by a doctor at the regional hospital. The Taliban government, however, has disclosed a significantly lower death toll, citing three casualties. Police officials have confirmed numerous injuries resulting from…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The top U.S. Air Force general in the Middle East warned on Thursday that Iran-backed militias could resume attacks in the region against the United States and its allies as tensions rise — assaults that could lead to a new Mideast escalation. Speaking to journalists before stepping into his new role at…
LAGOS February 1st (newsrangers)-A diet of rice, beans and crusts of dry bread drove Sakina’s family to the verge of starvation. Her 2-year-old son’s irregular heartbeat sent her into the snow and freezing cold of Afghanistan’s mountains in a bid to save little Nisar Ahmed. She traveled by group taxi for more than an hour…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Taliban has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan, a move that could further disrupt an economy on the brink of collapse. “The economic situation and national interests in the country require that all Afghans use Afghani currency in their every trade,” the Taliban said. The economy is struggling due…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The blast was near the entrance of the Eidgah mosque in Kabul, Mujahid said. The details behind the explosion were not immediately clear and Mujahid did not say exactly how many had died or were injured. The blast occurred on the main road just outside the Eidgah mosque where a prayer ceremony…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday, with conflicting accounts emerging about why the flights weren’t able to take off as pressure ramps up on the United States to…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-This is just a heartbreaking story. According to the American Humane Society, US citizens weren’t the only ones left behind by Joe Biden. The US military was also forced to abandon contracted working dogs according to the animal-welfare group. The AHS says these dogs are facing a certain “death sentence” by leaving…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-After a day at work, Zemari Ahmadi was just arriving at his home Sunday in Khwaja Burgha, a working-class neighborhood a few miles west of Kabul’s airport, when calamity struck. As he pulled into the driveway about 4:30 p.m., children — his own as well as those of his brothers and other…