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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An army of veterans and volunteers organizes online to evacuate Afghans, from thousands of miles away
They lean on their decades of deployments and thousands of hours of in-country experience in Afghanistan by acting as emergency dispatchers, calling in favors with gate guards, sharing intelligence about Taliban actions and directing families to the right runway to get a flight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We will get you home’
The president included Afghans who aided the the war effort in his promise Friday. In Afghanistan, limited helicopter rescues were underway.
U.S. struggles to speed Kabul airlift despite Taliban, chaos
A State Department spokesman said 6,000 people were cleared for evacuation Thursday and were expected to board military flights.
Taliban suppress more dissent as economic challenges loom
Many Afghans fear a return to the Taliban’s harsh rule in the late 1990s, when the group largely confined women to their homes, banned television and music, chopped off the hands of suspected thieves and held public executions.
Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest
The attack in Jalalabad comes as many Afghans are hiding at home or trying to flee the country as allegations of abuses by the loosely controlled militant organization grow.