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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 26, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
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.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
CIA head meets with Taliban leader as fears for Afghanistan grow
The meeting represents an extraordinary moment for a CIA that for two decades targeted the Taliban in paramilitary operations.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
The Maine Millennial: The war’s not over, and neither is the killing
Our disastrous Afghanistan pullout has endangered the lives of the people who made our 20-year occupation possible.
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