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THE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL

President Biden Tells Kabul Attackers: ‘We Will Hunt You Down And Make You Pay’

Rachel Treisman, NPR / JONATHAN FRANKLIN, NPR

Posted on August 26, 2021 · The Pentagon says a number of service members were also wounded in the attack. A hospital says at least 60 people have arrived with injuries at the facility. Here's what we know right now.

Tags afghanistan airport explosion kabul President Biden

The Afghanistan Withdrawal

Texas Groups Are Scrambling To Get Afghan Interpreters Into The U.S. On Special Visas

Andrew Schneider / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 18, 2021 · Amid a chaotic troop withdrawal, veteran and refugee advocates are worried as they try to relocate Afghans who helped U.S. and allied forces in the region.

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Town Square

Chaos Erupts In Afghanistan As Taliban Forces Take Kabul

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on August 16, 2021 · 'I do not regret my decision,' said President Joe Biden, regarding withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan after almost two decades of military campaigns.

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Politics

Biden: ‘I Do Not Regret My Decision’ To Withdraw From Afghanistan

FRANCO ORDOÑEZ, NPR / Domenico Montanaro, NPR

Posted on August 16, 2021 · Speaking about the Taliban's ousting of the U.S.-backed Afghan government, Biden acknowledged, "The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated."

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International

Afghanistan Falls To The Taliban Again As The U.S.-Backed Government Collapses

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on August 16, 2021 · In a sudden, final offensive, the Taliban pushed into Kabul, as Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president left the country and U.S. diplomatic personnel beat a quick retreat from the embassy compound.

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Double Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan Kills 25 People, Including 9 Journalists

Associated Press / PBS NewsHour

Posted on April 30, 2018 · At least 45 people were wounded in the twin attacks, according to Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, who also said four policemen were among those killed

Tags afghanistan isis Islamic state kabul suicide bombings

News

Officials Say 95 Killed, 158 Wounded In Afghan Car Bombing

Associated Press

Posted on January 27, 2018 · The bombing Saturday came just a week after Taliban militants killed 22 at an international hotel in the city

Tags Afghan car bombing afghanistan kabul

News

WATCH: Bombing Attack Kills 41 In Kabul; ISIS Claims Responsibility

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on December 28, 2017 · The attack struck on the third anniversary of the day that the U.S.-led NATO coalition officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan

Tags afghanistan kabul

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