afghanistan
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Victorious Taliban focus on governing a wary populace after U.S. withdrawal
A long-running economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country in mid-August, with people crowding banks to maximize their daily withdrawal limit of about $200.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Biden defends U.S. departure from ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan, praises airlift
The president has faced tough questions about the way the U.S. went about leaving Afghanistan – a chaotic evacuation including a suicide bombing that killed 13 American service members and 169 Afghans.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
This U.S. soldier’s boots were the last on the ground in Afghanistan
Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, was the last service member with feet planted on Afghan soil.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Taliban declare ‘full independence’ of Afghanistan
Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the night sky and then fired their guns into the air.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Family says 7 children were killed in Kabul drone strike; U.S. is investigating
There is speculation that a U.S. strike that destroyed a car loaded with explosives may have caused secondary explosions.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
DHS to oversee entry of Afghans into U.S.
Refugee agencies brace for the mammoth task ahead, unprecedented in its scale and the level of U.S. interest.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
The last planes took off from Kabul's airport at 3:29 p.m. Washington time, one minute before midnight in Kabul.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Afghans, attorneys in Maine anxiously work to help families evacuate by deadline
With the evacuation deadline looming Tuesday, Afghan Americans in Maine and their lawyers struggle to bring loved ones to safety.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2021
Insight: ‘Forever war’ started long before Afghanistan
The era of American military intervention in the Middle East and Central Asia to support undemocratic and corrupt regimes started with Lebanon in 1958.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2021
Jim Fossel: Biden at fault for Afghan chaos
You can both agree with the president’s decision to withdraw and strongly oppose the way he did it.
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