President Biden on Tuesday defended the U.S. evacuation effort in Afghanistan, which was capped with the Taliban taking control of the Kabul airport after the last American military flight left the country.
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The stories they told and the bruises on their bodies brought tears to her eyes. But her time with them also brought something else.
The departure was followed by celebratory gunfire from the Taliban, the country’s new rulers.
Rockets were fired at Kabul airport early Monday, but as many as five were intercepted by a missile defense system.
Civil rights groups have warned of the growing hostility toward minorities in the United States.
Last week’s deadly attack at the Kabul airport further narrowed the mission to focus on U.S. citizens.
U.S. officials warned Americans to evacuate the area near the Kabul airport, hours after President Biden warned of a "specific, credible threat" of a terrorist attack in the area.
Evacuees without special immigrant visas could be held in third countries or “paroled” into the United States.
The U.S. toll from the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport has come into sharper focus as the identities of 13 killed U.S. service members begin to emerge.
The withdrawal could complicate efforts to help Americans and allied Afghans get out after the U.S. military leaves the Kabul airport.
Possible terrorist attacks may include the use of car bombs or rocket fire at Kabul airport as the evacuation nears its Aug. 31 deadline.
Attack threat remains strong during final days of airlift, officials say. Some airport blast victims have been identified.
Troops relied on the Taliban for an outside perimeter and had to search evacuees without the typical screening measures at a U.S. facility.
Evacuees from Afghanistan are facing long delays as they wait to be processed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington.
The inconclusive report raises prospect of a prolonged debate for years to come
The Biden administration previously warned that the Islamic State poses a threat to the evacuation mission.
The healthy baby girl was delivered in the cargo bay of the C-17 aircraft.
Epstein committed suicide in his cell weeks after his 2019 arrest on sex-trafficking charges.
Terrorism experts say the Islamic State offshoot will try to ramp up attacks with U.S. leaving Afghanistan.
