Aug 26 Islamic State group behind deadly attack outside Kabul airport, U.S. official says By Sayed Ziarmal Hashemi, Lolita C. Baldor, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport Thursday, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 26 Security threat at Kabul airport ‘imminent,’ U.S. diplomat says By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The security threat that prompted the State Department to urge Americans to move away from the perimeter of the Kabul airport was credible and urgent, the acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 13:37 Afghanistan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to bottleneck backlog at Kabul airport By Lisa Desjardins, Jane Ferguson 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… Continue watching
Aug 25 2 U.S. lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts questions, condemnation By Lolita C. Baldor, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared it not "a good idea." But the two lawmakers said they were conducting important oversight of the Biden administration's handling of the withdrawal. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 10:30 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… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 7:21 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 14:23 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… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 5:11 U.S. has no clear bureaucratic plan for Afghan evacuees By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Rogin For those Afghans who braved the Taliban’s violence and desperate crowds to get to the Kabul airport, their challenges do not end when they arrive. The process for getting Afghans to the United States is full of logistical and bureaucratic… Continue watching
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