Kabul International Airport
U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport
– Data Covid-19 USA – The suicide bomber who killed nearly 200 people, including 13 U.S. troops, had been freed from prison by the Taliban days before the attack.
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Evacuations and Evacuees, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State Khorasan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Kabul International Airport, Taliban, Terrorism, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations
Inside the Fall of Kabul: An On-the-Ground Account
– Data Covid-19 USA – Against all predictions, the Taliban took the Afghan capital in a matter of hours. This is the story of why and what came after, by a reporter and photographer who […]
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Evacuations and Evacuees, Ghani, Ashraf, Kabul (Afghanistan), Kabul International Airport, Kandahar (Afghanistan), Politics and Government, Taliban, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government
Young Marines in Kabul Were Left to Run Final Days of Evacuation
7. November 2021 Carol
The young Marines in Kabul were left to determine who was evacuated from Afghanistan and who was left behind. The cost was high.
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Civilian Casualties, Evacuations and Evacuees, Kabul (Afghanistan), Kabul International Airport, Lopez, Hunter (d 2021), Soviak, Maxton W (d 2021), Taliban, Terrorism, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Marine Corps
How 3 Strangers a World Away Came to the Rescue of a Badly Burned Afghan Girl
The story of 8-year-old Asma, injured by a U.S. tear-gas canister, echoes the heartbreak and heroism of the 20-year American misadventure in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Defense Department, Evacuations and Evacuees, Kabul (Afghanistan), Kabul International Airport, Military Bases and Installations, Terrorism, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Special Operations Command
Gen. Milley Says He Warned Biden Against Afghanistan Withdrawal
During a heated Senate hearing, Gen. Mark Milley also defended his actions in the final months of the Trump administration.
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Austin, Lloyd J III, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Democratic Party, Evacuations and Evacuees, Kabul International Airport, McKenzie, Kenneth F, Milley, Mark A, Peril (Book), Republican Party, United States Defense and Military Forces
A Botched Drone Strike in Kabul Started With the Wrong Car
An errant strike that killed 10 civilians has called into question the reliability of the intelligence that will be used to conduct future U.S. operations in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan War (2001- ), Al Qaeda, Civilian Casualties, Defense Department, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Islamic State Khorasan, Kabul International Airport, McKenzie, Kenneth F, Terrorism, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government
A Time Capsule in Two Front Pages
The newspaper of Sept. 11, 2001, is a document of America before the terror attacks and a memory of a vanished era.
Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Kabul International Airport, Newspapers, September 11 (2001), Terrorism, World Trade Center (Manhattan, NY)
First Flight From Kabul Is Hailed as Positive Step Amid Troubling Signs
A passenger jet's departure on Thursday was the first foreign flight out of Afghanistan since the U.S. evacuation ended. But thousands who want to leave remain stuck.
Afghanistan, Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates, Evacuations and Evacuees, Kabul (Afghanistan), Kabul International Airport, Mazar-i-Sharif (Afghanistan), Politics and Government, Taliban
How One Family Fled Afghanistan and Was Reunited in New York City
9. September 2021 Carol
Mohammad Wali, a U.S. citizen and a New Yorker, spent several harrowing days trying to evacuate his family from Afghanistan before they finally arrived last week.
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Kabul International Airport, New York City
Military Analysis Raises Questions About Deadly Drone Strike in Kabul
A preliminary analysis said that it was "possible to probable" that explosives were in the car and that drone operators took only a cursory scan of the courtyard before launching an attack.
Afghanistan War (2001- ), Civilian Casualties, Defense Department, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Islamic State Khorasan, Kabul International Airport, McKenzie, Kenneth F, Milley, Mark A, Terrorism, United States Defense and Military Forces
The messy ending to the war has underscored President Biden's discomfort with prolonged military engagements, even as the United States faces complex new threats.
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Biden, Joseph R Jr, China, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Islamic State Khorasan, Kabul International Airport, Russia, Terrorism, United States International Relations