White House officials on Friday warned another terrorist attack on the Kabul airport is “likely” before the U.S. military leaves and the evacuation is complete. President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris met with Pentagon officials and members of the president’s national security team about 24 hours after the Kabul airport was bombed in an…
White House: Not Every Afghan Who Wants to Get out Will Be Able To
Amid the chaotic U.S.-led evacuation in Afghanistan, White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that not every Afghan who wants to leave the country will be able to. “It is not going to be possible for every single Afghan, millions potentially, who want to leave Afghanistan to be evacuated,” Psaki said in response to a question…
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Biden Postpones Meeting With Israel’s Prime Minister After Explosions in Kabul
President Joe Biden’s bilateral meeting with Israel’s prime minister has been postponed after U.S. forces in Afghanistan were among the casualties of at least two bombings. Biden was scheduled to convene with Naftali Bennett, Israel’s prime minister, and other Israeli officials at the White House in Washington at 11:30 a.m. The White House sent word shortly…
White House Asks for Contact Information for Americans Stranded in Afghanistan
The White House on Tuesday asked reporters to convey contact information for Americans who have reported being stranded in Afghanistan as U.S. troops prepare to leave the country. “If we are not in touch with this individual, give me their contact information and we will get in touch with them,” White House press secretary Jen…
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Biden Hasn’t Spoken With Any World Leaders on Fall of Afghanistan: White House
President Joe Biden has not spoken to any other world leaders in recent days as the Taliban took over Afghanistan, said national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a news conference on Tuesday. “He has not yet spoken with any other world leaders,” Sullivan said, adding that both he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have…
Ex-Obama Official: Biden Needs to ‘Shake Up’ Team After Afghanistan Collapse
Several former White House officials this week said the Biden administration needs to “shake up” the White House national security team following the collapse of Afghanistan. “President Joe Biden needs to shake up his national security team,” Brett Bruen, a former U.S. diplomat and Obama White House official, wrote for USA Today. “The disaster that…
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