Aug 26 AP report: Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 12 U.S. troops By Associated Press Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. Continue reading
Aug 26 Schumer condemns Kabul attack By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Thursday’s attack outside the Kabul airport, saying that those responsible “will be sought and brought to justice.” I just spoke to Secretary of Defense Austin about today’s heinous… Continue reading
Aug 26 U.S. Senate majority leader condemns Kabul attack By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 26 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. Continue reading
Aug 26 Germany announces end to its Kabul evacuations By Associated Press Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said the last of the German military aircraft and troops arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening. Continue reading
Aug 26 Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 U.S. troops By Sayed Ziarmal Hashemi, Lolita C. Baldor, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. Continue reading
Aug 26 UK’s Boris Johnson condemns ‘barbaric’ Kabul attack By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 26 Israeli PM and Biden postpone meeting because of Afghanistan By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House hurriedly rearranged President Joe Biden's schedule on Thursday after deadly explosions outside the airport in the Afghan capital. Continue reading
Aug 26 South Dakota AG gets fines, no jail time in pedestrian death By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Circuit Judge John Brown also ordered Ravnsborg to pay assorted court costs after the Republican entered no-contest pleas Thursday in the crash that killed Joseph Boever last September. Continue reading
Aug 26 Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The suit in federal court in Washington alleges Trump "worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power."… Continue reading