Aug 23 Watch 5:11 U.S. has no clear bureaucratic plan for Afghan evacuees By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Rogin For those Afghans who braved the Taliban’s violence and desperate crowds to get to the Kabul airport, their challenges do not end when they arrive. The process for getting Afghans to the United States is full of logistical and bureaucratic… Continue watching
Aug 23 UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains U.S. ties By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by the Taliban has stunned officials in Britain and strained the U.K.'s "special relationship" with its most important ally, the United States. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Pentagon’s John Kirby and Gen. Steve Lyons hold briefing amid Afghanistan pullout By Associated Press Commander of U.S. Transportation Command say he takes the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan personally and "will not rest until the mission is complete."… Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Psaki says Americans are not ‘stranded’ in Afghanistan By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing Monday, as the nation faces challenges with the Afghanistan pullout. Continue reading
Aug 23 U.S. troops surge evacuations out of Afghanistan but threats persist By Robert Burns, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Twenty-eight U.S. military flights ferried about 10,400 people to safety out of Taliban-held Afghanistan over the 24 hours that ended early Monday morning, a White House official said. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Pentagon’s John Kirby and Gen. Hank Taylor hold briefing as Afghanistan exit continues By Associated Press Joint Staff Deputy Director for Regional operations Army Maj. Gen. William 'Hank' Taylor confirmed that 16,000 passengers left Kabul in the last 24 hours. Continue reading
Aug 22 Crush at Kabul airport kills 7 as Afghans try to flee By Ahmad Seir, Tameem Akhgar, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press At least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, the British military said Sunday, as thousands were still trying to flee the country in a chaotic exodus a week after the Taliban… Continue reading
Aug 21 IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport By Ahmad Seir, Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The official said that small groups of Americans and possibly other civilians will be given specific instructions on what to do, including movement to transit points where they can be gathered up by the military. The official spoke on condition… Continue reading
Aug 21 Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover By Karl Ritter, Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan. Except for those who helped Western forces in the country's two-decade war, the message… Continue reading
Aug 21 EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime By Alicia León, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as many Afghan evacuees as possible do not mean the bloc is prepared to recognize the new regime. Continue reading