Afghan evacuee flights to the US from Ramstein Air Base resume after pausing for weeks due to confirmed cases of measles amongst evacuees.
One flight left the base Saturday with a few hundred evacuees headed for Philadelphia, a spokesman for the 86th Airlift Wing told CNN. Five more flights are expected Sunday, with approximately 1,000 evacuees flying to the US on a daily basis until the entire Afghan population of approximately 9,000 at Ramstein departs.
"Read MoreSeveral cases of measles were discovered among some evacuees who had arrived in the US, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended pausing the flights until the entire evacuee population had received vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella and other diseases, as well as a 21-day waiting period after the vaccines had been administered.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Afghan acting FM asked U.S. to lift ban on cbank reserves -Al-JazeeraTaliban representatives asked the United States to lift a ban on Afghan central bank reserves at a meeting with U.S. counterparts in Doha, Afghanistan's acting foreign minister said on Saturday in remarks reported by Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television.
Read more »
7 In 10 U.S. Fliers Want A Vaccine Mandate For Domestic Air Travel, Per SurveyThere's mounting evidence that a lack of a vaccine mandate may be hurting the airline industry.
Read more »
Blast at Afghan mosque kills many, witnesses and Taliban sayKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful explosion in a mosque frequented by a religious minority group in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses and the Taliban's spokesman said.
Read more »
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blastA blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan, killing or wounding at least 100 people, a Taliban police official said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which took place in Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province, but militants from the Islamic State group have a long history of attacking Afghanistan’s Shiite minority. Dost Mohammad Obaida, the deputy police chief for Kunduz province, said that the “majority of them have been killed,” in reference to the victims.
Read more »
IS claims Afghan mosque attack, says it targeted ShiitesThe militant Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Afghanistan that killed at least 46 people. It was the latest in a series of IS attacks targeting Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers.
Read more »
Meeting former Afghan fighters who now hunt for emeralds in PanjshirFormer Afghan fighters, who fought alongside the Northern Alliance, are finding it hard to go for emerald hunting in Panjshir. The Taliban has banned the sale of dynamite, thinking miners are aiding the resistance forces.
Read more »