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
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