‘We won’t get everyone out on time’ — What two veterans in Congress saw in Kabul
Two veterans in Congress announced that the Afghanistan evacuation cannot be completed by Aug. 31 following their surprise visit to Kabul.
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US Marines and Taliban outside Kabul airport are so close they can touch each other
Video from the Kabul airport appears to show U.S. Marines and Taliban fighters within arm’s reach of one another.
Al Qaeda is still in Afghanistan and the Taliban are still their allies
Al Qaeda is not gone from Afghanistan. Now that the Taliban rule the country, Al Qaeda has friends in high places again.
Three babies born amid Afghanistan evacuation, general says
Army Gen. Steve Lyons said he is aware of three babies born to Afghan refugees during the evacuation effort, though there may be more.
Here’s where evacuees are going after leaving Afghanistan
While some Afghan evacuees are coming straight to the U.S., many more are temporarily going to other military installations outside the U.S.
Firefight erupts at Kabul airport as Taliban push ‘red line’ for foreign evacuations
U.S. troops at Kabul’s international airport were involved in a firefight on Monday between Afghan troops and an unknown gunman.
An Afghan War veteran describes the ‘detachment’ of watching his war end
When I see images of helicopters evacuating Afghanistan, I just shrug indifferently and mutter something off-topic.
As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety
Sher Ahmad Ahmadzai and his family safely arrived at Kabul’s international airport on Friday, but many more Afghans are trapped.
Watch a US Marine take an Afghan baby to safety inside the walls of the Kabul airport
A U.S. Marine brought an Afghan child to safety over the walls of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in video footage.
No, thousands of ‘unvetted’ Afghans are not coming to the United States
The vetting process for Afghans coming to the U.S. is extensive, and for many, it’s not the first time they’ve been screened.
Air Force issues social media gag to Afghan airlift crews
The Air Force told crews across the service that only the Pentagon can release images and statements on current operations.
Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first
he Taliban control access to Kabul’s international airport. They can open or close the spigot of refugees streaming in at will.
The chaos at Kabul’s airport from the point of view of an American soldier
New video shows the chaos that swept the Kabul airport in Afghanistan from the perspective of an American soldier on the ground.
‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift
Air Force C-17 pilots deliver troops and supplies and pick up refugees from disaster zones around the world. But Kabul is a whole new scale.
Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport
Afghans and Americans trying to get past the Taliban’s checkpoints outside Kabul’s airport won’t get any help from the U.S. military.
Here’s what you can do to help Afghan interpreters and refugees
The collapse of Afghanistan has reached a fever pitch in recent days. Social media feeds and cable news broadcasts are awash with heart-wrenching scenes of Afghans scrambling to leave the country as the Taliban tightens its grip. And the situation is increasingly desperate for interpreters and other Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders and applicants such […]
‘Now is the time where you bend the rules’ — Inside a US Marine veteran’s fight to get his Afghan interpreter to safety
Ryan Schalles, a Marine Corps veteran, has been working tirelessly for weeks to get his former Afghan interpreter and his family to safety.
Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible
A group of Taliban fighters are reportedly preventing almost everyone from entering Kabul’s international airport.
Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan
How exactly did 20 years, billions of dollars, and thousands of lives come to this? The U.S. has nobody to blame but itself.
Here’s all the US military equipment that likely ended up in Taliban hands
The Biden administration says the Taliban has captured a significant amount of U.S. military equipment supplied to Afghan security forces.
Afghan man filmed himself trying to escape Kabul on side of C-17 during takeoff
A video has emerged of an Afghan man who appears to have filmed himself on the side of one such aircraft shortly before takeoff.
Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall
President Joe Biden said the “buck stops” with him on Afghanistan moments after placing blame on the Afghan military, government, and people.
I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart
The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan and we are evacuating Americans from Kabul. I’ve known this day was coming for 10 years.
‘Answer to Afghan people’ — Afghan journalist who survived the Taliban asks the Pentagon what happens now
Afghan journalist Nazira Karimi expressed her frustration at the Taliban’s swift return to power at a Pentagon press briefing on Monday.
Crowds, chaos, and Taliban fighters everywhere: What US troops are seeing on the ground in Afghanistan
American troops at Kabul airport are seeing massive crowds of Afghans trying to escape and Taliban fighters lurking everywhere.