U.S. military forces are continuing to work to evacuate Americans, other Westerners and Afghan allies from Kabul a day after terrorist attacks killed 169 Afghans and 13 members of American military services. […]
Evacuation goes on, threat stays
Terror attacks at Kabul airport kill 72; Biden vows payback
Warnings of an imminent attack by terrorists on Kabul Airport in Afghanistan came true Thursday as 60 Afghans and 12 Americans were killed. According to the Associated Press, two suicide bombers and […]
1,500 American citizens are still remaining in Afghanistan
As the time remaining to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan dwindles to less than a week, about 1,500 Americans remain in the country. Of that number, 500 are seeking to be airlifted out […]
Biden: Aug. 31 deadline to hold
The original deadline of Aug. 31 to evacuate Americans and Afghans who worked with the U.S. will be observed, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. “Every day we’re on the ground is another […]
Rains, wind hit eastern U.S.
Mother Nature hit the eastern half of the United States hard on Sunday. Hurricane Henri made landfall in Rhode Island and began moving further inland, cutting electrical power to more than 100,000 […]
ISIS threat to evacuations
The evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan is becoming complicated by a violent radical Islamic group; it’s not the Taliban. According to the Associated Press, the Islamic State, also known […]
“We’ll get you home”: Biden
All Americans and their Afghan allies will be evacuated from Afghanistan, even if it goes beyond the Aug. 31 deadline. That’s what President Joe Biden promised on Friday. “We’ll get you home,” […]
Taliban vs. protests, $$ woes
Just a few days after the Taliban insurgents overthrew the Afghan national government and assumed power, it appears that ruling is going to be more complicated than rebelling. Protests against the gunmen […]
Third vaccine shot is boosted
Three times may be a charm, but it also comes with a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. Booster shots – in most cases a third inoculation with a […]
Taliban vows a new approach
A generation after American and Afghan forces ousted the strict fundamentalist Islamic Taliban regime – notorious for its bloody excesses and suppression of women – from power in Afghanistan, the “new” version […]
