Military Ramps Up Evacuations From Kabul, but Bottlenecks Persist

The Pen­ta­gon has increased the num­ber of flights, but ques­tions remain about whether the mil­i­tary can sus­tain the pace as the dead­line to end the oper­a­tion draws near.



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Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

In describ­ing evac­u­a­tion efforts, Pres­i­dent Biden has referred to the Berlin air­lift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Sovi­et Union. Tags: […]



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Biden Defends Evacuation as Thousands Besiege Kabul Airport

The pres­i­dent cit­ed “sig­nif­i­cant progress’’ in get­ting Amer­i­cans out of Afghanistan. But Afghans linked to U.S. troops and oth­er West­ern groups fear being left behind.

Taliban Quash Afghanistan Protests, Tightening Grip on Country

The Taliban’s actions and his­to­ry of bru­tal­i­ty cast doubt on their promis­es of amnesty, and many Afghans are afraid to ven­ture out of their homes.

Bill to Change How Military Prosecutes Felonies Faces Resistance

Sen­a­tor Kirsten Gilli­brand of New York has spent years build­ing sup­port for a mea­sure to remove com­man­ders from deci­sions about pros­e­cut­ing sex crimes, but some col­leagues now wor­ry it goes too far.

Biden Sends Dueling Messages on Afghanistan

The admin­is­tra­tion has sought to reas­sure Amer­i­cans that it is end­ing “for­ev­er wars” while sig­nal­ing to Afghans that the U.S. is not aban­don­ing the belea­guered country.

As the U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan, Kabul’s Airport Is a Final Stand

With the main allied mil­i­tary air base about to close, nego­ti­a­tions are under­way with Turkey about con­tin­u­ing to secure the civil­ian air­port as the Tal­iban advance across the country.