Health Sep 27 Why it can be more difficult to evacuate older adults in a disaster By Sue Anne Bell, The Conversation
World Mar 01 Thousands evacuate from worst Australian floods in a decade Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and hundreds of thousands more have been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in more than a… By Rod McGuirk, John Pye, Associated Press
Politics Sep 28 Watch 5:35 Milley, military leaders contradict Biden on support for complete Afghanistan withdrawal The end of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan was a "strategic failure," according to the assessment of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Gen. Frank McKenzie, who runs…
Politics Sep 01 WATCH: State Department holds a briefing after U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan The U.S. State Department held a briefing on Wednesday after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 31 WATCH: Biden praises Afghanistan evacuation, defends departure from ‘forever war’ Twenty-four hours after the departure of the last American C-17 cargo plane from Kabul, Biden vigorously defended his decision to end America's longest war and withdraw all U.S. troops ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Aug 30 Taliban celebrate as U.S. troops leave Afghanistan By Kathy Gannon, Tameem Akhgar, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The U.S. departure marked the end of a massive airlift in which tens of thousands of people fled Afghanistan, fearful of the return of Taliban rule after the militants took over most of the country and rolled into the capital… Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Pentagon says some Americans unable to leave Afghanistan By Associated Press The Pentagon says that some Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were unable to make it to the Kabul airport to board U.S. evacuation flights before the complete evacuation of U.S. forces. Continue reading
Aug 30 Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war and closing a sad two-decade chapter in military history. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Blinken says under 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan By Associated Press Blinken says the number of Americans left may be closer to 100. He says the U.S. would work with Afghanistan’s neighbors to secure their departure either overland or by charter flight once the Kabul airport re-opens. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: White House holds briefing as questions grow around Afghanistan, Ida destruction By News Desk America's 20-year war in Afghanistan entered its final hours Monday with the last Americans seeking to be evacuated and the U.S. military preparing to end its airlift and depart the Taliban-controlled capital. Continue reading