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Woman fleeing Afghanistan gives birth on US Air Force plane

Wednesday, August 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An Afghanistan woman fleeing the Taliban in Kabul went into labor aboard a United States Air Force plane evacuating people from the country.The woman, who was not named, went into labor mid-flight Aug. 21, while on a U.S. Air Force C-17... Read More.

Josephine Baker receives one of France’s highest honors 46 years after her death

Wednesday, August 25 by ABC News

(PARIS) -- France will pay tribute to American-born entertainer Josephine Baker, making her the first Black woman to enter France's Pantheon, in the heart of Paris.She is "the embodiment of the French spirit" who "deserves the recognition of her motherland," the Elysée Palace said... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: US troops running extraction missions outside airport

Monday, August 23 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan's government's collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule.The U.S. has evacuated approximately 17,000 people since Aug. 14, White House officials said late Saturday morning.... Read More.

Inside Kabul airport, lack of food and water, high heat, big crowds drive one family to leave

Monday, August 23 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- On the fourth day of waiting, "Ahmad" had enough. He left Kabul airport, heading back through the Taliban checkpoints and bringing his family of five home.Desperate for safety and security for his wife and three children, he felt he had no... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Taliban warns US withdrawal deadline is ‘a red line’

Monday, August 23 by ABC News

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says US will look for every way possible to get people to Kabul airport

Sunday, August 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- No one predicted that the Afghanistan government would collapse in 11 days, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz."It was a very rapid, fast-moving, fast-paced evolution," Austin said. "This all occurred in... Read More.

What is Shariah? And how have Afghan women fared under the Taliban?

Sunday, August 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Taliban, an extremist militant group, has taken over Afghanistan's capital as U.S. troops have withdrawn from much of the country.The group has said it will rule the country based on Shariah, or Islamic law, and many Afghan nationals have said... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Nearly 8,000 evacuated in 24 hours

Sunday, August 22 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan's government's collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule.The U.S. has evacuated approximately 9,000 people since Aug. 14, according to a White House official, with... Read More.

Russia signals it’s ready to engage with Taliban, experts say

Saturday, August 21 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- As Western diplomats scrambled to Kabul airport while the Taliban overran the city last weekend, Russia's embassy there remained demonstratively open and announced its diplomats would work as normal.It was a sign of how, although seemingly surprised by the speed of... Read More.

Afghan translator ‘deeply hurt’ by US withdrawal, fears retribution against family

Saturday, August 21 by ABC News

(AFGHANISTAN) -- Years ago, Naqibullah had assisted the U.S. Marine Corps as a translator in Afghanistan and has since started a new life in the U.S. However, his parents and siblings remain in Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the country this weekend.Naqibullah will... Read More.

Haiti’s crises are ‘never-ending cycle of PTSD’: Reporter’s notebook

Saturday, August 21 by ABC News

(HAITI) -- The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that just devastated Haiti feels like a bad dream on repeat.Imagine waking up to an earthquake just about a decade after another quake killed 250,000 of your brothers and sisters and destroyed your beautiful country.Receiving the news of... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Avoid Kabul airport, US Embassy tells citizens

Saturday, August 21 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan's government's collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule.The U.S. has evacuated approximately 9,000 people since Aug. 14, according to a White House official, with... Read More.

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Woman fleeing Afghanistan gives birth on US Air Force plane

Josephine Baker receives one of France’s highest honors 46 years after her death

Afghanistan updates: US troops running extraction missions outside airport

Inside Kabul airport, lack of food and water, high heat, big crowds drive one family to leave

Afghanistan updates: Taliban warns US withdrawal deadline is ‘a red line’

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says US will look for every way possible to get people to Kabul airport

What is Shariah? And how have Afghan women fared under the Taliban?

Afghanistan updates: Nearly 8,000 evacuated in 24 hours

Russia signals it’s ready to engage with Taliban, experts say

Afghan translator ‘deeply hurt’ by US withdrawal, fears retribution against family

Haiti’s crises are ‘never-ending cycle of PTSD’: Reporter’s notebook

Afghanistan updates: Avoid Kabul airport, US Embassy tells citizens

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