World Sep 17 Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world's next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders Friday, and announced a new U.S.-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane…
Politics Sep 13 Study says nearly half of defense spending for 9/11 wars went to private contractors In the post-9/11 wars, U.S. corporations contracted by the Defense Department not only handled logistics like running fuel convoys and staffing chow lines but performed mission-crucial work like training and equipping Afghan security forces.
World Sep 10 Measles cases halt Afghan evacuee flights from two key bases The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas after discovering a limited measles outbreak among Afghans arriving in the United States, a hitch that American officials warned will have a severe impact on…
Nation Sep 03 WATCH: Mayorkas says U.S. could admit more than 50,000 people from airlift The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security says the government expects to admit more than 50,000 people into the country from the Afghanistan airlift.
World Aug 26 Security threat at Kabul airport ‘imminent,’ U.S. diplomat says The security threat that prompted the State Department to urge Americans to move away from the perimeter of the Kabul airport was credible and urgent, the acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said.
Politics Aug 25 Blinken estimates 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from 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.
Politics Aug 24 Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday.
Politics Aug 20 WATCH: Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul ‘we will get you home’ Biden’s comments at a White House news conference came as the U.S. government struggles to ramp up a massive airlift of Americans and other foreigners and vulnerable Afghans, rescuing them from a Taliban takeover of the country.
World Aug 19 Biden says troops will stay in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans Biden said he's committed to keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence beyond his Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawal.
Politics Aug 18 WATCH: Defense officials say U.S. troops can’t escort Afghans to Kabul airport U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military doesn’t have the capacity at this point to extend security forces beyond the perimeter of the Kabul airport in order to get more civilians safely evacuated out of Afghanistan.