The US Embassy in Kabul on Monday issued an emergency message for US citizens in Afghanistan urging “extreme caution” if moving around the city. The embassy said? it has received “credible reports of an imminent attack” in Kabul within the next 48 hours, but did not have further details for the targets, timing, or method of the attack. The embassy is still urging US citizens not to travel to Afghanistan. “The security situation in Afghanistan is extremely unstable, and the threat to all US citizens in Afghanistan remains critical.” US citizens in the country should review their security plans, enhance their personal safety, maintain vigilance, and monitor local media for updates, states the message.
In the wake of a major Chinese military shakeup, the head of U.S. Space Command warned of China’s “breathtakingly fast” advances in space during visits to Japan and South Korea. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting’s trip to the Indo-Pacific is his first overseas visit since taking command of SPACECOM in January.