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Special Report: 12 US service members killed in explosions near Kabul airport
At least 12 U.S. service members were killed and 15 injured in an attack near Kabul airport, the Pentagon said. source
Pentagon officials’ update on Afghanistan
Joint Staff Deputy Director for Regional Operations Maj. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor and Pentagon press secretary John Kirby provided the latest news on the…
‘They’re yelling for their lives’: Former Army Ranger who assisted Afghan evacuations | ABC News
Former Army Ranger Jariko Denman speaks to Martha Raddatz about his efforts in Afghanistan to help evacuate Afghan allies and U.S. citizens. #ABCNews #ThisWeek #Afghanistan…
New video shows abandoned vehicles, equipment at Kabul airport
Pentagon officials say many of the vehicles and aircraft left at the airport have been rendered inoperable. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM…
President Biden plans to address the nation today on the end of America’s longest war | ABC News
President Joe Biden plans to address the nation today on Afghanistan after America’s longest war officially came to an end on Monday after 20 years….
Still time for Americans to evacuate Afghanistan before tomorrow’s deadline: Pentagon
Sarina Faizy, the youngest and first female provincial council member in Afghanistan, talks about her family’s evacuation and her thoughts on the country’s future. source
The Breakdown: Search and rescue underway as Tropical Storm Ida hits Gulf Coast
Plus, the Pentagon talks about terrorist threats from ISIS-K as the deadline to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan looms. source
America’s longest war comes to an end 20 years later l WNT
The Pentagon announced Monday that the U.S. military drawdown is complete. In just a month, the U.S. evacuated 122,000 people from Afghanistan, and thousands are…
Taliban celebrates US military withdrawal l WNT
The Taliban released a video that showed the group storming the Kabul airport after U.S. forces left. More than 70 disabled U.S. military aircrafts were…
Biden defends US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan l WNT
President Joe Biden responded to criticism on Tuesday and defended his self-imposed deadline to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan and effectively ending a two-decade…
Never Forget Walk honors victims of 9/11
Frank Siller is walking from the Pentagon to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to Ground Zero in honor of his brother Stephen, a firefighter who died on 9/11….
Long-awaited pretrial begins for Sept. 11 attacks | WNT
Nearly 20 years after the attacks on 9/11, the pretrial hearing began Tuesday at Guantanamo Bay for five men accused in the 2001 plot that…
Former ticket agent grapples with guilt after allowing hijackers on 9/11 flight
Former American Airlines ticket agent Vaughn Allex reflects on the guilt he still feels 20 years after allowing two late passengers on Flight 77, who…
Islamophobia in America 20 years after 9/11
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports from Dearborn, Michigan, as the city’s large Muslim American population reflects on anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of the Sept….
Nation set to honor 20-year anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
President Biden will attend ceremonies honoring the victims of United flight 93 and the Pentagon as families read the names of victims in New York…
Family of Flight 93 flight attendant makes pilgrimage to crash site every year
The passengers aboard United Flight 93 fought back against the plane’s hijackers before it crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. source
