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Afghanistan updates: Chaos at Kabul airport, world responds

Monday, August 16 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- United States troops have taken control of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan as chaos continues after Afghanistan's president fled the country over the weekend and the Taliban seized control of the presidential palace, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Chaos at Kabul airport, world’s response

Monday, August 16 by ABC News

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- United States troops have taken control of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as chaos continues after the Taliban took control of the country.U.S. troops have reportedly established large barriers and roadblocks on the streets near the airport in an effort to... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fire

Sunday, August 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fireTaliban militants have been ordered to enter Kabul, following earlier assurances by Taliban officials that they do not intend to take Afghanistan's capital by forceAccording to a statement, the Taliban ordered its fighters... Read More.

Biden and Trump bear responsibility for Afghanistan: Cheney

Sunday, August 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden "absolutely" bears responsibility for the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan as does former President Donald Trump and his administration, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Sunday."What we're watching right now in Afghanistan is what happens when America withdraws from the... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Biden sends more US troops as Taliban continues advance on Kabul

Saturday, August 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- On the heels of an address to the nation by Afghanistan's president, Taliban forces gained major ground Saturday while they advance toward the capital of Kabul.As the latest cities fall, President Joe Biden announced he would be sending more troops to Kabul... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Taliban advances closer to Kabul as president addresses nation

Saturday, August 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Taliban forces advanced closer to Kabul Saturday, as President Ashraf Ghani rejected suggestions he might resign in his first appearance since the rapid offensive.The Taliban captured all of Logar province, just south of the Afghanistan capital, the Associated Press reported Saturday, where... Read More.

Biden keeps low public profile as more territory falls to Taliban in Afghanistan

Friday, August 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate and criticism mounts over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from the country after the 20-year war, President Joe Biden has kept a low profile.Spending the day in Wilmington, Delaware, before... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Pentagon calls Taliban advances ‘deeply concerning’

Friday, August 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department will begin reducing its staff levels at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and the Pentagon is sending in troops "as we speak" to help facilitate those departures, the agency said Friday, as Taliban forces advance on more provincial capitals.Pentagon... Read More.

Afghanistan updates: Thousands of US troops to help with US Embassy departures

Thursday, August 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department will begin reducing its staff levels at the U.S. embassy in Kabul and the Pentagon will send troops in to help facilitate those departures, as Taliban forces advance on more provincial capitals.There wasn't any specific event that led President... Read More.

Thousands of troops heading to Afghanistan to help with US embassy departures

Thursday, August 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department will begin reducing its staff levels at the U.S. embassy in Kabul and the Pentagon will send troops in to help facilitate those departures, as Taliban forces advance on more provincial capitals.State Department Spokesman Ned Price said that while... Read More.

Biden sends envoy in urgent effort to stop Taliban offensive in Afghanistan

Tuesday, August 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden's envoy for Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban's political leadership this week to urge them "to stop their military offensive and to negotiate a political settlement," the State Department announced.But as the militant group seized a seventh provincial capital... Read More.

Blinken warns of ‘deeply, deeply troubling’ reports of atrocities in Afghanistan amid US withdrawal

Wednesday, July 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged Wednesday during a joint press conference in India that the situation in Afghanistan is headed in the wrong direction -- noting the Taliban is "making advances" and calling reports that the group has committed atrocities "deeply,... Read More.

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Afghanistan updates: Chaos at Kabul airport, world responds

Afghanistan updates: Chaos at Kabul airport, world’s response

Afghanistan updates: US Embassy says to avoid airport because it’s taking fire

Biden and Trump bear responsibility for Afghanistan: Cheney

Afghanistan updates: Biden sends more US troops as Taliban continues advance on Kabul

Afghanistan updates: Taliban advances closer to Kabul as president addresses nation

Biden keeps low public profile as more territory falls to Taliban in Afghanistan

Afghanistan updates: Pentagon calls Taliban advances ‘deeply concerning’

Afghanistan updates: Thousands of US troops to help with US Embassy departures

Thousands of troops heading to Afghanistan to help with US embassy departures

Biden sends envoy in urgent effort to stop Taliban offensive in Afghanistan

Blinken warns of ‘deeply, deeply troubling’ reports of atrocities in Afghanistan amid US withdrawal

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