A Times of London reporter says he found the papers scattered on the ground as he toured the capital’s abandoned diplomatic district with a Taliban escort this week.
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Drone kills member of group blamed in Kabul bombing, U.S. says
The airstrike fulfilled a vow President Biden made to the nation Thursday when he said, ‘We will hunt you down and make you pay.’
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Young dad-to-be was among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
Eleven Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier were among the dead, while 18 other U.S. service members were wounded in Thursday’s bombing in Kabul.
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Pulitzer Prize Board grants special citation to Afghan journalists
The citation comes with a $100,000 emergency relief grant intended to help men and women involved in journalism in Afghanistan either resettle or to continue their work safely.
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American forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings
A day after the suicide bombing at the airport, the death toll rose to 169 Afghans, a number that could increase as authorities examine fragmented remains, and 13 U.S. service members.
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Kabul airport attack kills at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops
The Islamic State group, whose Afghanistan affiliate is far more radical than the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the killings.
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Secretary of State Blinken estimates 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation
More than 80,000 people, more than 4,400 of them American citizens, have been airlifted since Aug. 14.
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Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul during chaotic evacuation
The State Department, Defense Department and White House officials were reportedly furious about the incident because it was done without coordination with diplomats or military commanders directing the evacuation.
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Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul
The president asked his national security team to create contingency plans in case a situation arose for which the deadline needed to be extended slightly.
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Gov. Mills says Maine is prepared to take in Afghans fleeing Taliban
It’s a welcome gesture for Mainers who are struggling to help family members escape Afghanistan by the end of August.