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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Victorious Taliban focus on governing a wary populace after U.S. withdrawal
A long-running economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country in mid-August, with people crowding banks to maximize their daily withdrawal limit of about $200.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
This U.S. soldier’s boots were the last on the ground in Afghanistan
Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, was the last service member with feet planted on Afghan soil.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Family says 7 children were killed in Kabul drone strike; U.S. is investigating
There is speculation that a U.S. strike that destroyed a car loaded with explosives may have caused secondary explosions.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Taliban declare ‘full independence’ of Afghanistan
Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the night sky and then fired their guns into the air.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
The last planes took off from Kabul's airport at 3:29 p.m. Washington time, one minute before midnight in Kabul.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Afghans, attorneys in Maine anxiously work to help families evacuate by deadline
With the evacuation deadline looming Tuesday, Afghan Americans in Maine and their lawyers struggle to bring loved ones to safety.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2021
A Bates College senior from Kabul helps save her family from the Taliban
Two sisters in America found Americans in Afghanistan to evacuate their parents and younger siblings.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
Pulitzer Prize Board grants special citation to Afghan journalists
The citation comes with a $100,000 emergency relief grant intended to help men and women involved in journalism in Afghanistan either resettle or to continue their work safely.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
American forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings
A day after the suicide bombing at the airport, the death toll rose to 169 Afghans, a number that could increase as authorities examine fragmented remains, and 13 U.S. service members.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2021
An army of veterans and volunteers organizes online to evacuate Afghans, from thousands of miles away
They lean on their decades of deployments and thousands of hours of in-country experience in Afghanistan by acting as emergency dispatchers, calling in favors with gate guards, sharing intelligence about Taliban actions and directing families to the right runway to get a flight.
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