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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.

WATCH: Pentagon to hold briefing amid evacuations in Afghanistan

By Associated Press

Thousands continued to flock to the airport, braving checkpoints manned by Taliban fighters as they seek desperately to get on evacuation flights out.

'I feel so helpless.' Afghans in the U.S. worry for friends and family back home

By Gabrielle Hays, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Courtney Vinopal

There are some 132,000 immigrants from Afghanistan living in the U.S., and many fear for their family and friends back home following the Taliban's takeover of the country. PBS NewsHour spoke with Afghan Americans about what it's been like to…

Reports of targeted Taliban killings fuel Afghans' fears

By Ahmad Seir, Tameem Akhgar, David Rising, Associated Press

The Taliban say they have become more moderate since they last ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s and have pledged to restore security and forgive those who fought them in the 20 years since a U.S.-led invasion.

WATCH: NATO commits to improving operations at Kabul airport

By News Desk

NATO foreign ministers committed Friday to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of their citizens and of Afghans deemed at risk after the Taliban takeover.

WATCH: Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul 'we will get you home'

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Biden’s comments at a White House news conference came as the U.S. government struggles to ramp up a massive airlift of Americans and other foreigners and vulnerable Afghans, rescuing them from a Taliban takeover of the country.

Evacuating Afghans who helped U.S. a 'high priority,' national security official says

For a senior perspective from the Biden administration on the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and U.S. response and support of evacuation efforts, Judy Woodruff is joined by Jon Finer, the deputy national security advisor.

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What went wrong in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan? Two lawmakers weigh in

As more American and allied flights are leaving the capital of Afghanistan Thursday, an ever-growing panic descends on the city. More American troops and marines arrived, but despite U.S. efforts,Taliban fighters are hindering movement toward the Kabul airport, leaving thousands…

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WATCH: State Department's Ned Price says U.S. struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles

By Associated Press

The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems.

WATCH: Pentagon says 7,000 civilians taken out of Kabul amid Afghanistan evacuations

By Associated Press

The Pentagon says the U.S. military is ramping up evacuations out of Afghanistan, and that 7,000 civilians have been taken out of the country since August 14.