Aug 25 How you can help Afghan refugees arriving in the U.S. By Chloe Jones Thousands of Afghan refugees are being evacuated to the United States. Here's how you can help. Continue reading
Aug 25 Blinken estimates 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House briefing on Afghanistan evacuations By Associated Press 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on options for people still wishing to leave Afghanistan after August 31st, when the U.S. military is expected to be withdrawn from Kabul. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: House Minority Whip Steve Scalise gives news conference on Afghanistan By Associated Press House Minority Whip Steve Scalise says the U.S.-led evacuation in Afghanistan should take as long as necessary, even if that means extending it beyond August 31st. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price and Under Secretary Nuland hold a briefing on Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.S. State Department’s Ned Price and Under Secretary Nuland are expected to hold a briefing on the situation in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Pentagon says several days needed for Afghan pullout By Associated Press Pressure from U.S. allies and both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, veterans groups and refugee organizations has grown for Biden to extend his deadline. Continue reading
Aug 24 Analysis: Where do Afghanistan’s refugees go? By Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation Most Afghan refugees don’t leave in an airplane, and few will settle in the United States. Continue reading
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