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Firefight erupts at Kabul airport as Taliban push ‘red line’ for foreign evacuations
Afghanistan

Firefight erupts at Kabul airport as Taliban push ‘red line’ for foreign evacuations

'No U.S. or coalition forces were hurt during a brief exchange of gunfire.'

U.S. Forces Hunt Taliban Near Pakistan Border
Afghanistan

An Afghan War veteran describes the ‘detachment’ of watching his war end

Anyone who’d spent five minutes in Afghanistan in the last 20 years knew it was a failed state waiting to happen.

As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety
Afghanistan

As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety

Digital Dunkirk.

marine with baby kabul
Marine Corps

Watch a US Marine take an Afghan baby to safety inside the walls of the Kabul airport

“This is a true example of the professionalism of the Marines on site."

Air Force issues social media gag to Afghan airlift crews
Air Force

Air Force issues social media gag to Afghan airlift crews

"Presumably they want to control the narrative a bit better"

No, thousands of ‘unvetted’ Afghans are not coming to the United States
Afghanistan

No, thousands of ‘unvetted’ Afghans are not coming to the United States

"[I]t is in our interest as humans to protect those people.”

When to refinance your auto loan
Benefits & Pay

When to refinance your auto loan

An improved credit score since your original auto financing may lead to more favorable loan terms, such as a lower interest rate and lower monthly payment.

kabul runway top shot
Army

The chaos at Kabul’s airport from the point of view of an American soldier

"The first days when you saw chaos on the ground, it was very challenging."

Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first
Afghanistan

Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first

The Gauntlet.

Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen
Army

Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen

"[T]here was no probable cause to believe that any of the allegations occurred.” 

‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift
Air Force

‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift

“Usually when something goes wrong, there’ll be a C-17 flying there."

afghan child kabul
Afghanistan

Here’s what you can do to help Afghan interpreters and refugees

A list of resources you can use to help the more than 70,000 Afghan interpreters and refugees trying to escape the Taliban

Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport
Afghanistan

Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport

'We don’t have the capability to go out and collect large numbers of people.'

Withdrawal From Bagram Air Base Afghanistan
Marine Corps

‘Now is the time where you bend the rules’ — Inside a US Marine veteran’s fight to get his Afghan interpreter to safety

"Please, don’t leave them behind.”

Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible
Afghanistan

Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible

"No way they’re going to be able to navigate that. It’s very dicey. It’s very dangerous, and it’s completely unpredictable."

Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan

'You wouldn’t invent how to do infantry operations [or] artillery at the start of a war ... you need to have people who think about reconstruction 24/7.'

soldier in afghanistan at kabul airport
Afghanistan

Crowds, chaos, and Taliban fighters everywhere: What US troops are seeing on the ground in Afghanistan

The fall of Kabul in real time.

us military equipment taliban afghanistan
Afghanistan

Here’s all the US military equipment that likely ended up in Taliban hands

A windfall for the Taliban.

afghan man
Afghanistan

Afghan man filmed himself trying to escape Kabul on side of C-17 during takeoff

“This shows the desperation of Afghans trying to escape the Taliban."

Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall
Afghanistan

Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall

“President Biden must do everything in his power to fix this."