bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been killed by the taliban. that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. earlier, i spoke with the director of the center for strategic and international studies, sethjones, about the reports. what do we know about what happened and who the leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is th
children due to covid. plus, monarchy and popularity. a new bbc poll suggests less than a third of young adults in the uk want the royals to continue. we begin in sudan where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72 hour ceasefire. us secretary of state antony blinken said the agreement with the sudanese armed forces and the para military rapid support forces came after 48 hours of intense negotiations. earlier, the united nations secretary general warned the violence is at risk of causing a catastrophic conflagration that could engulf the whole region and beyond. here s our africa correspondent andrew harding. khartoum today, still burning, as civilians, locals and foreigners hunt for ways to escape from sudan s hellish capital. at a bus station, this man said, we re afraid that civilians may be used as human shields, especially after foreigners have been evacuated. it s still going on. this is for the last 20 minutes. many people still can t get out of the city,
During his time in New York, Ayushmann Khurrana attended the Broadway show MJ: The Musical and worked on a global campaign targeting World Immunisation Week.