Biden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged firmly Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and all Afghans who aided the war effort, too — as officials confirmed...
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Biden: Troops will stay in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is committed to keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military...
Taliban allowing “safe passage” from Kabul in U.S. airlift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skirts U.S. failures in Afghan chaos
President Joe Biden ignored his own administration鈥檚 failures Monday when he tried to explain why desperate civilians in Afghanistan鈥檚 capital have been left stranded and in danger from the Taliban...
Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
President Joe Biden authorized on Saturday an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5,000 the number of U.S. troops to ensure what Biden caled an...
U.S. sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation
WASHINGTON -- Just weeks before the U.S. is scheduled to end its war in Afghanistan, the Biden administration is rushing 3,000 fresh troops to the Kabul airport to help with...
Sweeping conquests test U.S. hopes of more moderate Taliban
Sweeping Taliban conquests in Afghanistan this week are challenging the Biden administration’s hopes that a desire for international respect will moderate the fundamentalist militia’s worst behaviors when the U.S. ends...
“Welcome home”: Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to U.S.
The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to resettlement in the United States...
United States plans to evacuate thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. military
The Biden administration plans to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who worked with U.S. forces during the war while their applications for U.S. entry are processed,...
Poll: Many Democrats want more U.S. support for Palestinians
A new poll on American attitudes toward a core conflict in the Middle East finds about half of Democrats want the U.S. to do more to support the Palestinians, showing...