US veterans group helps Afghans escape
An informal operation is underway to help allies escape Afghanistan with the help of a network of veterans groups in the U.S. source
At least 12 US service members killed in explosions near Kabul airport
Eleven Marines and 1 Navy corpsman were killed and 15 Marines were wounded after two suicide bombers affiliated with ISIS-K carried out a “complex attack†near the Kabul airport. source
US veteran recounts evacuation efforts in Kabul before attacks l GMA
Jariko Denman, a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan, was in Kabul working with other veterans to get Afghan allies and their families out of the country and left…
Former Army Ranger: Families trying to escape Kabul was ‘worst thing I ever saw’
ABC News’ Phil Lipof speaks with former Army Ranger and ABC News contributor Jariko Denman on his efforts to evacuate Afghan allies and their families through unofficial channels. source
Congressman says Biden made ‘courageous decision’ ending Afghanistan war
ABC News’ Juju Chang speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., whose district has the largest Afghan American community in the U.S., and who has helped coordinate evacuations from Afghanistan. source
Fears for young Afghan women left behind
ABC News speaks with four young Afghan women on their concerns for the country and their own futures after the U.S. withdrawal and the return of the Taliban. source
Afghan American on end of evacuations: ‘My family is stuck back home’
Qiamuddin Safi, an Afghan American who came to the U.S. in 2014 after working as a translator for U.S. forces, was forced to leave his extended family behind in Afghanistan…
The Rundown: Top headlines today: Aug. 31, 2021
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What’s next for Afghanistan under the Taliban
The country faces a potential hunger crisis and one province is fighting to stay independent. The Breakdown, Weekdays at 3 PM EST on ABC News Live WATCH the ABC News…
Guantanamo Bay’s role in war on terror 20 years after Sept. 11
A five-part docuseries, “9/11 Twenty Years Later: The Longest Shadow,” takes a closer look at the war on terror. source