Politics Aug 26 U.S. Senate majority leader condemns Kabul attack The New York Democrat said in a statement that he had just spoken to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the “heinous attacks” on U.S. personnel and the Afghan partners.
Nation Aug 26 2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting outside Illinois courthouse Two men were killed and another was injured on Thursday in shootings outside a northern Illinois courthouse stemming from a long-running internal gang dispute, authorities said.
World Aug 26 Germany announces end to its Kabul evacuations Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said the last of the German military aircraft and troops arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening.
Politics Aug 26 UK's Boris Johnson condemns 'barbaric' Kabul attack British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the “barbaric” bomb attack at Kabul airport has caused “many” casualties, but that the U.K. evacuation operation in Afghanistan will continue for a bit longer.
World Aug 26 Sen. Menendez calls Kabul situation 'a full-fledged humanitarian crisis' Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, in a statement called the situation unfolding in Kabul “a full-fledged humanitarian crisis.”…
World Aug 26 NATO chief condemns 'horrific terrorist attack' near Kabul airport The bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have massed.
Nation Aug 26 Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo, report says The National Institute of Standards and Technology also announced Wednesday it will conduct a five-pronged investigation into the Champlain Towers South collapse.
World Aug 26 WATCH: Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby and Gen. Frank McKenzie hold briefing on Afghanistan The U.S. general overseeing the evacuation from Afghanistan says the United States will “go after” the perpetrators of the Kabul airport attacks if they can be found.
Politics Aug 25 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House briefing on Afghanistan evacuations White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that the Biden administration is working on options for people still wishing to leave Afghanistan after August 31st, when the U.S. military is expected to be withdrawn from Kabul.
Politics Aug 25 WATCH: Blinken gives remarks on Americans remaining in Afghanistan Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation, with six days to go before President Joe Biden's deadline for completing the airlift from Kabul airport.