Tag: Afghanistan
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UK says it has evacuated over 13,000 people from Afghanistan
(Reuters) – The United Kingdom said on Thursday it had evacuated more than 13,000 people from Afghanistan, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying his government would continue with its evacuation operation in Kabul after an attack near the airport. “The military evacuation of Afghan and British nationals, under Operation PITTING, has so far extracted…
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Biden warns Kabul airport attackers: ‘We will hunt you down’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden, his voice breaking with emotion, vowed on Thursday the United States would hunt down those responsible for twin explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan and said he asked the Pentagon to develop plans to strike back at them. Biden spoke hours after the blasts killed at least a dozen…
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Pentagon bracing for more attacks after troops killed at Kabul airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -American forces in Kabul were bracing for more Islamic State attacks while winding up their evacuation mission, U.S. officials said, as the number of U.S. troops killed in Thursday’s suicide bomb attack rose to 13. A U.S. official told Reuters the number of U.S. personnel killed was likely to rise even higher. More…
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National Dog Day: Colorado Springs man reflects on pet rescue from Afghanistan
Jeremy Gordon doesn’t own an average dog. Alice, his 2-year-old Kuchi dog, a desert breed from Afghanistan, is an aggressive guard dog and cuddly member of his family all in one. “At my household I don’t have to worry about protection,” Gordon said. “But she’s sweet with the family and that’s what I love about…
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U.S. embassy alert advises U.S. citizens not to go to Kabul airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Kabul advised U.S. citizens not to travel to the Hamid Karzai International Airport at this time, according to an embassy security alert issued on Wednesday. Citizens already at the airport’s Abbey Gate, East Gate, and North Gate were advised to leave immediately, said the security alert. The alert,…
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Dozens of civilians, at least 13 U.S. troops killed in Kabul airport attack
(Reuters) -Islamic State struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday, killing scores of civilians and at least 13 U.S. troops, disrupting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee. Kabul health officials were quoted as saying 60 civilians were killed. Video shot by Afghan journalists…
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Mother, two daughters expected to return to Colorado Sunday after being stranded in Afghanistan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After spending countless hours filling out paperwork and endless phone calls with the U.S. Department of State throughout the week, Denver resident and retired Army Col. Patrick Allen received some good news Saturday morning. Allen learned a Sheridan mother, Asma, and her two daughters —…
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Saplings of freedom planted in Afghanistan may be hard to completely uproot | Vince Bzdek
The United States, it appears this week, spent 20 years, a trillion dollars and the lives of over 2,300 of its soldiers, including 38 Coloradans, in a lost cause. With extraordinary swiftness, the Taliban have retaken Afghanistan in the last month now that the U.S. has pulled out most of our remaining troops. Our efforts…
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Friend of Colorado family stuck in Afghanistan: ‘It could be your next door neighbors’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHERRY CREEK, Colo. (KKTV) – One Colorado woman is doing everything she can to bring her family friends home. Gabrielle Saso tells 11 News her family friends went to Afghanistan earlier this month for a wedding and they are worried they won’t be able to…
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Former Pence aide faults Stephen Miller’s ‘racist hysteria’ for US refusal to accept Afghan refugees under Trump
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former aide to former Vice President Mike Pence said the last administration deliberately obstructed visa processing for U.S. allies in Afghanistan due to the “racist hysteria” of Stephen Miller, a key adviser to former President Donald…