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 NATO chief condemns ‘horrific terrorist attack’ near Kabul airport By Associated Press The bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have massed. Continue reading
Aug 26 Unclear how many casualties after bombings By Joshua Barajas U.S. officials have yet to provide an initial casualty count, but Russia’s Foreign Ministry reported that at least 13 people died and 15 were wounded in the deadly attack. The news comes hours after U.S. defense officials had warned… Continue reading
Aug 26 Explosions rock Kabul airport By News Desk Two explosions outside Kabul’s international airport, believed to be a ‘complex attack,’ have “resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties,” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby confirmed. We can confirm that the explosion at… 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 WATCH: Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby and Gen. Frank McKenzie hold briefing on Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.S. general overseeing the evacuation from Afghanistan says the United States will “go after” the perpetrators of the Kabul airport attacks if they can be found. 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 AP EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Afghanistan evacuations? By Ben Fox, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press While the pace has picked up in recent days, it's still a chaotic scramble as people seek to escape. Afghans trying to reach the airport face a gauntlet of danger, and there are far more who want to leave than… Continue reading
Aug 25 Poland, Belgium end Afghan evacuation as clock ticks down By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press President Joe Biden says he will stick to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the U.S. pullout. European allies pressed for more time but lost the argument. 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