Aug 26 U.S. proceeding with Kabul pullout despite deadly ISIS attacks By Robert Burns, Darlene Superville, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Continuing the evacuation means President Joe Biden risks more deaths, but the alternative would be an early end to the pullout and leaving behind Americans still seeking to leave the country. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Jen Psaki gives White House news briefing following explosions outside Kabul airport By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday U.S. flags across the country will be flown at half-staff until August 30th to mark the loss of life to U.S. service personnel due to a bombing at the Kabul airport Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 26 About 1,000 Americans still in Afghanistan says State Department By Associated Press The State Department says it is tracking roughly 1,000 American citizens who it believes may still be in Afghanistan, as evacuation efforts proceed despite deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Biden gives remarks following explosions outside Kabul airport By Robert Burns, Darlene Superville, Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite a deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. Continue reading
Aug 26 AP report: Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 12 U.S. troops By Associated Press Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. Continue reading
Aug 26 Germany announces end to its Kabul evacuations By Associated Press Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said the last of the German military aircraft and troops arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening. Continue reading
Aug 26 UK’s Boris Johnson calls Kabul attack ‘barbaric’ By Bella Isaacs-Thomas British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered condolences to the U.S. and Afghanistan after Thursday’s “barbaric” bomb attack outside the Kabul airport. He said the United Kingdom’s evacuation operation in Afghanistan will continue, though it is “now coming towards the… Continue reading
Aug 26 Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 U.S. troops By Sayed Ziarmal Hashemi, Lolita C. Baldor, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. Continue reading
Aug 26 UK’s Boris Johnson condemns ‘barbaric’ Kabul attack By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the “barbaric” bomb attack at Kabul airport has caused “many” casualties, but that the U.K. evacuation operation in Afghanistan will continue for a bit longer. Continue reading
Aug 26 Sen. Menendez calls Kabul situation ‘a full-fledged humanitarian crisis’ By Associated Press Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, in a statement called the situation unfolding in Kabul “a full-fledged humanitarian crisis.”… Continue reading