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A U.S. soldier holds a sign indicating a gate is closed as hundreds of people gather some holding documents, near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2021. (Wali Sabawoon/AP)

Airmen who saved lives after Kabul bombing awarded Bronze Stars

Capt. Carlos Mendoza and Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed received the medals Nov. 9.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 weeks ago

Pentagon orders new interviews on deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack

The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 months ago

No, the Taliban are not promoting Western tourism in Afghanistan

Ski season in Afghanistan will have to wait a while.

By Sarah Sicard

3 months ago

UN: at least 200 former Afghan officials, troops killed since US left

The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

4 months ago

What has happened in Afghanistan since the 2021 Taliban takeover?

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S and NATO forces withdrew from the country after more than two decades of war.

4 months ago

Displaced Afghan students find homes on US university campuses

Many Afghan students are now nearing graduation at U.S. schools and planning their futures, but others still hope to find a way to get to the U.S.

5 months ago

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