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
Aug 20 Watch 8:06 The U.S. ignored corruption within the Afghan government. Did that lead to its fall? As the Taliban faces protests and dissent across Afghanistan, William Brangham explores the collapse of the country's government — built and supported by the U.S. and allies for 20 years. For a deeper perspective, Brangham speaks with Sarah Chayes, who… Continue watching
Aug 20 Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue By Vladimir Isachenkov, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Merkel traveled to Moscow on Friday, which was the anniversary of Navalny's poisoning with what European officials later identified as a Soviet-developed nerve agent. Continue reading
Aug 20 Biden postpones Friday plan to head to Delaware home By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House announced the schedule change hours before Biden was set to discuss the chaotic evacuation of American citizens and allies from Afghanistan. Continue reading