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U.S. officials say they are racing to evacuate as many people from Afghanistan as possible before the end of the month, when America's 20-year military presence in the country is scheduled to end.
During the very early phases of Operation Enduring Freedom, a small detachment of U.S. Marines from Kilo Battery 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, accompanied by a four-man Marine Scout/Sniper team from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, attached to the 26 MEU, who specialized in Embassy Reinforcement was tasked with retaking the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in early December 2001.
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KABUL — Nasreen Sultani, the principal of the Sardar-e-Kabuli Girls High School in Kabul, ... When I see all these girls, I get really upset now," she told NBC News last week, her eyes welling ...
Following the fall of Kabul, the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police abandoned their posts. U.S. and allied forces subsequently took over the posts. On 16 August 2021, all commercial flights from Kabul Airport were cancelled indefinitely. [20] [22] On 26 August 2021, more than 100 people were killed in an explosion outside Kabul ...
Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, is located in the eastern half of the country and serves as its political, cultural, and economic center. Divided into 22 municipal districts, the city had an estimated population of 4.95 million in 2023
Afghanistan's minister for refugees Khalil Haqqani (C) is escorted by security as he arrives to inspect a refugee camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province, Nov. 2, 2023.
The TTP — a separate group but also a close ally of the Afghan Taliban — also shared photos, alleging they were of children killed during the Pakistani operation. The strikes came hours after Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, traveled to Kabul to discuss a range of issues.