The U.S. military has placed armed F-18 jets on standby amid the evacuation chaos at the Kabul airport, said a U.S. general on Thursday. The U.S. Air Force jets are on standby if the need for air support arises and to ensure the safety of U.S. troops and operations, said Maj. Gen Hank Taylor in…
Top General: Armed F-18 Planes on Standby Amid Kabul Airport Chaos
The U.S. military has placed armed F-18 jets on standby amid the evacuation chaos at the Kabul airport, said a U.S. general on Thursday. The jets are on standby if the need for air support arises and to ensure the safety of U.S. troops and operations, said Maj. Gen Hank Taylor in a comment to…
Afghan Protests Spread to Kabul in Early Challenge to Taliban
KABUL—Protests against the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital Kabul, and a witness said several people were killed when the terrorists fired on a crowd in Asadabad in the eastern province of Kunar. “Our flag, our identity,” a crowd of men and women waving black, red, and green…
Kabul Evacuation: ‘Planes Never Leave Empty’ Says UK Defence Minister
British military planes never leave Kabul empty, according to the British defence minister, in response to reports of some flights leaving without any evacuees on board. The UK was “absolutely ploughing through the numbers,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told the BBC on Aug. 19, following stories of Taliban checkpoints at the airport hampering the movement…
US Families Mid-Adoption Trying to Get Afghan Children Out
After five frustrating years mired in bureaucratic delays, Bahaudin Mujtaba and his wife Lisa had hoped to finally bring the 10-year-old Afghan boy they’re adopting to their home in Florida this year for a chance at a different future. But with the collapse of the Afghan government, the couple is desperately trying to get the…
US Troops to Continue Evacuations of Americans in Afghanistan ‘Until We Get Them All Out’: Biden
President Joe Biden said in an interview on Wednesday that his administration plans to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan until all Americans who seek to leave have been evacuated. In an interview with ABC News, Biden was pressed by host George Stephanopoulos repeatedly about what the administration will do if Americans and their Afghan allies are…
Facts Matter (Aug 18): $83B Spent on Afghan Army Ends Up in Taliban Hands: Guns, Ammo, Helicopters, Rockets
There are currently about 11,000 Americans who are stuck in Afghanistan. However, it appears that they are being left alone and allowed to evacuate. Meanwhile, after taking over provincial capitals, as well as Kabul, the Taliban was able to seize billions of dollars worth of American military equipment. This includes guns, ammunition, rocket launchers, as…
‘First-Come, First-Serve’: US Embassy Says Military Can’t Ensure ‘Safe Passage’ to Kabul Airport
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said Wednesday the federal government and military cannot ensure the safe passage to the Kabul airport after Taliban extremists took over the capital as video footage shows throngs of people trying to enter the facility. “The United States government cannot ensure safe passage to the Hamid Karzai International Airport,” the U.S….
‘I’m Trying to Get My Family out of Here’: American Describes Being Stranded in Afghanistan
An American stranded in Afghanistan says he is having trouble making it to the Kabul airport, the last vestige of U.S. presence in the city. “No one wants to say, ‘Hey, I’m an American, let me go in,’” Haroon, the American, said on “Fox & Friends.” U.S. troops control the Hamid Karzai International Airport, but Taliban…
Afghans Evacuated to Germany Describe Terrifying Scenes at Kabul Airport
Frankfurt—Afghans who arrived in Germany on Wednesday described chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport before they were evacuated to safety and said they feared for the lives of loved ones they left behind. Speaking shortly after landing in Frankfurt on a flight from Tashkent, men, women, and children said they were part of a…
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