Chaos at Kabul airport amid struggle to flee - ABC News
WEBAug 16, 2021 · The State Department and Pentagon issued a joint statement Sunday night to say they would "accelerate" evacuation flights for Afghans who served the U.S. mission and take over air traffic control at the airport after the U.S. Embassy in Kabul was "successfully" evacuated.
Inside State Department officials' scramble to rescue ... - ABC News
WEBSep 1, 2021 · Scores of them have been evacuated from Kabul to Doha, Qatar, where UNICEF has custody of them and is working to reunify them with parents and family, …
Historic Afghanistan evacuation wraps up, with fate of those ... - ABC News
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Japan evacuated one national and 15 Afghans, but around 500 people who sought evacuation were left behind after the suicide bombing at Kabul airport led to a reluctance to continue, according to ...
Exodus at Kabul airport as city falls to Taliban — as it happened
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Thousands of Afghans and foreigners are fleeing Kabul, with helicopters seen ferrying people out of the US embassy and US and British troops being sent to secure the airport as the Taliban seizes control. Follow live. Look back at how the situation unfolded in the blog below. Live updates. Latest Oldest.
Seven killed at Kabul airport as US evacuation descends into …
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul's main airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and were seen apparently plunging to their deaths.
With no more flights out of Kabul airport, what options are left …
WEBSep 3, 2021 · Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport has been the centre for evacuations since the Taliban marched into the capital on August 15. But after the last foreign troops left, the Taliban's top spokesman stood on the runway and declared victory over the US. The group said they are now busy with plans to secure and operate the site.
US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
WEBAug 24, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul’s airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the airlifts.
Afghanistan: US ramping up Kabul evacuation effort, says Biden
WEBAug 22, 2021 · President Joe Biden says efforts to evacuate people from Kabul airport are accelerating, with US troops expanding the perimeter around the site. Many thousands of Afghans have been queuing at...
Inside the Afghan Evacuation: Rogue Flights, Hope and Chaos
WEBSep 3, 2021 · On Aug. 19, four days after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, 226 people on two separate flights arrived at Dulles International Airport.
Afghanistan crisis: Chaos at Kabul airport amid scramble to evacuate - BBC
WEBAug 18, 2021 · The first of Germany's evacuees arrived at Frankfurt airport on Tuesday evening. Dozens of planes from around 15 countries have reportedly been sent to Kabul to assist with the evacuations....
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