4 years ago Latest on death toll By Meredith Lee, Bella Isaacs-Thomas At least 12 U.S. service members — 11 Marines, a Navy medic — were killed in the Kabul attacks, a U.S. official confirms to the NewsHour.
4 years ago Biden meeting with Israel’s prime minister moved to Friday By Meredith Lee President Biden’s meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been rescheduled to Friday following the deadly attack in Kabul, according to the White House.
4 years ago Rep. Schiff issues statement on Kabul attack By Bella Isaacs-Thomas In a statement Thursday, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said that it’s too early to draw conclusions on who was responsible for Thursday’s attack in Kabul, but suggested that the extremist group ISIS-K had “a clear motivation” to disrupt American evacuation efforts out of the country. “Our immediate task remains to assure the safe withdrawal of American civilians, diplomatic personnel, and U.S. servicemembers and the evacuation of the Afghan partners who have served and sacrificed alongside us, as well other individuals at imminent risk,” Schiff, who is the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, added. My office is helping constituents get loved ones out of Afghanistan, along with interpreters, journalists, women leaders, activists, and others at great risk. And we’ll continue to do this vital work. No effort must be spared to evacuate all Americans and our Afghan allies: pic.twitter.com/mN1pPp81hA — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 25, 2021 ISIS-K, an affiliate of the Islamic State group, uses the “K” to reference an old name for Afghanistan: Khorasan. ISIS-K first appeared in eastern Afghanistan in late 2014.
4 years ago GOP leader Kevin McCarthy calls on House to reconvene By Bella Isaacs-Thomas House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconvene the U.S. House before Aug. 31 to brief lawmakers on the latest information out of Afghanistan. McCarthy also said he’d support legislation that would prevent the U.S. from fully withdrawing until all Americans have been evacuated from the country. NEW: House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on @SpeakerPelosi to reconvene the US House before Aug. 31 so lawmakers can get latest information in briefing and – he would like – pass legislation blocking US from withdrawing until all Americans are out of Afghanistan. — Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) August 26, 2021
4 years ago UK’s Boris Johnson calls Kabul attack ‘barbaric’ By Bella Isaacs-Thomas British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered condolences to the U.S. and Afghanistan after Thursday’s “barbaric” bomb attack outside the Kabul airport. He said the United Kingdom’s evacuation operation in Afghanistan will continue, though it is “now coming towards the end.”
4 years ago Evacuations continue By Meredith Lee Evacuation flights are continuing following bomb attacks outside the Kabul airport, a U.S. military official tells the NewsHour.
4 years ago ‘A number’ of U.S. service members and Afghans among those killed, U.S. official says By Bella Isaacs-Thomas A view of a hospital as unspecified number of casualties reported after two explosions outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Photo by Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images “A number” of U.S. service members and Afghans were killed in Thursday’s attack at the Kabul airport, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby confirmed in a statement. Statement on this morning's attack at #HKIA: pic.twitter.com/Qb1DIAJQJU — John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 26, 2021
4 years ago US official says Islamic State “believed to be” behind attacks By Joshua Barajas A U.S. official says the attack outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport is “definitely believed to be” carried out by the Islamic State group, AP reports.
4 years ago Taliban spokesperson condemns attacks By Joshua Barajas A Taliban spokesperson condemned the explosions to the NewsHour, saying that the Taliban will take “every step to bring the culprits to justice.” A Taliban spokesperson said they “condemn” the explosions near the Kabul airport that have resulted in at least 13 deaths and 52 injuries and said the Taliban will take "every step to bring the culprits to justice.” For more: https://t.co/ldyPFVTIqb — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 26, 2021
4 years ago Attacks threaten evacuation By Joshua Barajas The attacks occurred in the waning days of a massive airlift out of Afghanistan, ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s deadline for troop withdrawal. In the past week, people have amassed at the airport, seeking to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country.