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Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport

World Aug 27

As Afghans bury those killed in Kabul attack, sense of abandonment and anger at U.S. rises

By Jane Ferguson

World Aug 27

Afghan collaborators, their families, Spanish soldiers and members of the embassy board a Spanish military plane
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Comparing strategies and challenges of evacuating Afghanistan with Vietnam exit

For more on the evacuation operation in Kabul and the challenges the U.S. military faces in light of Thursday's attacks, Amna Nawaz turns to retired Col. Mark Cancian. He had a 38-year career in the Marine Corps and was involved…

World Aug 26

Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport
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Analyzing the risk to U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan until Aug. 31

To discuss how evacuations in Afghanistan may be affected by Thursday's attacks, Amna Nawaz speaks to retired Col. Mike Jason, who was a battalion commander in northern Afghanistan, now the interim executive director of Allied Airlift 21, and Lisa Curtis,…

World Aug 25

Crowds of people wait outside the airport in Kabul
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Afghanistan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to bottleneck backlog at Kabul airport

The U.S. and allied evacuation of Afghanistan is now flying out thousands of Americans, allied personnel, and afghans every day, as a Biden-pronounced deadline looms for a complete withdrawal in less than one week. The first of the nearly 6,000…

By Lisa Desjardins, Jane Ferguson

World Aug 25

Evacuation from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
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Can the U.S. safely evacuate Afghanistan by the Aug. 31 deadline? Two experts weigh in

For a broader look at the looming deadline to evacuate Afghanistan, Amna Nawaz speaks to Matt Zeller, co-founder of "No One Left Behind," a nonprofit dedicated to getting interpreters and their families out of Afghanistan. He also served in the…

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.

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Aug 24

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Does the U.S. have any leverage with the Taliban?

By Jane Ferguson

With the Afghanistan pullout deadline drawing near, some signs of progress were seen in the Afghan capital. 12,000 people were flown out of Kabul in the past 12 hours on U.S. and coalition flights. The U.S. has evacuated more than…

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Aug 24

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As Afghan women see shrinking public spaces, one activist reveals how the world can help

Afghan women and girls are anxiously waiting to see what their lives will look like under Taliban rule. Amna Nawaz speaks to Pashtana Durrani, founder and executive director of Learn, a nonprofit she created to ensure women and girls have…

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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.

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Aug 23

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Afghan children get left behind, go missing amid chaos at Kabul’s airport

By Jane Ferguson

The evacuation operation in Kabul is accelerating, with more than 10,000 people airlifted out of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours. But thousands more remain to be rescued, and just over a week remains before the August 31st deadline set…

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