Aug 23 WATCH: Pentagon’s John Kirby and Gen. Steve Lyons hold briefing amid Afghanistan pullout By Associated Press Commander of U.S. Transportation Command say he takes the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan personally and "will not rest until the mission is complete."… Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Pentagon to hold briefing amid evacuations in Afghanistan By Associated Press Thousands continued to flock to the airport, braving checkpoints manned by Taliban fighters as they seek desperately to get on evacuation flights out. Continue reading
Aug 20 ‘I feel so helpless.’ Afghans in the U.S. worry for friends and family back home By Gabrielle Hays, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Courtney Vinopal There are some 132,000 immigrants from Afghanistan living in the U.S., and many fear for their family and friends back home following the Taliban's takeover of the country. PBS NewsHour spoke with Afghan Americans about what it's been like to… Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: NATO commits to improving operations at Kabul airport By News Desk NATO foreign ministers committed Friday to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of their citizens and of Afghans deemed at risk after the Taliban takeover. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul ‘we will get you home’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden’s comments at a White House news conference came as the U.S. government struggles to ramp up a massive airlift of Americans and other foreigners and vulnerable Afghans, rescuing them from a Taliban takeover of the country. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price says U.S. struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles By Associated Press The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: State Department Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman holds a briefing about Afghanistan By Associated Press Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says the U.S. is working tirelessly to help get safe passage for those who want to get to Kabul airport so they can leave Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Defense officials say U.S. troops can’t escort Afghans to Kabul airport By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Zeke Miller, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military doesn’t have the capacity at this point to extend security forces beyond the perimeter of the Kabul airport in order to get more civilians safely evacuated out of Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 10:55 Taliban leaders promise softer rule, but their actions send a different message As the Taliban cemented their hold on Afghanistan Tuesday and spoke in detail about plans for the country, evacuations resumed. The top American general in the Middle East visited the Kabul airport to observe U.S. operations, now with nearly 4000… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:19 Despite Taliban promises, Afghan women fear losing their freedoms and lives By Stephanie Sy, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Layla Quran The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan, many of whom gained new freedoms over the past 20 years, is now among the most important priorities now that the Taliban have taken over. With the help of author Gayle Tzemach… Continue watching