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House Republicans vow to probe Biden's Afghanistan exit if they win in 2022
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Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to respond to 'sickening' crisis in Afghanistan - LA Times US News

Here?s how the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could affect al-Qaeda and the Islamic State - Washington Post World

Joe Biden to Americans in Afghanistan: 'We will get you home' - BBC Top Stories

James Clapper: Al-Qaeda will 'absolutely' return to Afghanistan - CNN Top Stories

Harris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis - CNN Top Stories

Biden is delusional if he thinks the Afghanistan withdrawal doesn't endanger Americans - NBC Top Stories

Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to respond to 'sickening' crisis in Afghanistan - LA Times World News

Biden to address chaotic U.S. evacuation effort in Afghanistan - NBC Top Stories

WATCH LIVE: Biden Gives An Update On Afghanistan Evacuations - NPR News

President Biden offers assurances to Americans in Afghanistan as US scrambles to evacuate thousands - CNN Top Stories

Africa's jihadists: What Taliban takeover of Afghanistan means - BBC World

Fact check: Conspiracy theories falsely claim Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a 'false flag' - USA Today Top Stories

Where California lawmakers stand on the Afghanistan withdrawal - LA Times US News

Where California lawmakers stand on the Afghanistan withdrawal - LA Times World News

Child sleeps under US airman's uniform, another passed over a wall: These are the kids fleeing Afghanistan - USA Today Top Stories

The Backstory: Why we published the 2,443 names of US soldiers who died over 20 years of war in Afghanistan - USA Today Top Stories

Remembering the 2,443 service members who died in Afghanistan - USA Today Top Stories

House Republicans vow to probe Biden's Afghanistan exit if they win in 2022 - CNN Top Stories

Britain?s top diplomat pressured to resign following luxury vacation while Afghanistan fell - Washington Post World

Biden's Afghanistan remarks, Minneapolis ballot, Aaliyah's music: 5 things to know Friday - USA Today Top Stories

Afghanistan?s crisis underscores the U.S.?s shifting place in the world - Washington Post World

Vice President Harris Heads To Vietnam As The Shadow Of Afghanistan Looms - NPR News

No word from family trapped in Afghanistan - CNN US

What is sharia law? And how is the Taliban using it in Afghanistan? - USA Today Top Stories

Kamala Harris heads to Vietnam while Afghanistan chaos rekindles the past - LA Times World News

The treacherous journey into Kabul airport to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan - Washington Post World

Former CIA official: How the US set itself up for failure in Afghanistan - CNN Top Stories

Analysis: The media spotlight in Afghanistan is about to dim as journalists evacuate - CNN Top Stories

Putin chides U.S. on its failure in Afghanistan ? and warns of the risk of terrorism spreading - Washington Post World

The media spotlight in Afghanistan is about to dim as journalists evacuate - CNN World News

Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan - CNN Top Stories

Tumult grips White House amid week of Afghanistan failures - BBC Top Stories

Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to share letter from teenage girl in Afghanistan - USA Today Top Stories

Taliban resistance once again lies in the hands of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley - Fox News World

Kamala Harris heads to Vietnam while Afghanistan chaos rekindles the past - LA Times US News

Inside the scramble to help Americans and Afghans escape Afghanistan - CNN Top Stories

Colorado Springs mother, daughter escape Afghanistan to safety, family confirms - Fox News US

Turmoil in Afghanistan hits close to home in America too - BBC World

No longer facing deportation, Zalmay Niazy, who helped the U.S. in Afghanistan, sees a clearer path to asylum in Iowa - USA Today Top Stories

The DOD cleaned up Biden's remark, saying, 'We know that al Qaeda is a presence, as well as ISIS, in Afghanistan' - CNN Top Stories

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Rescue flights resuming at Kabul airport after pause of at least eight hours
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The city's mayor made the request because liquid oxygen, used to treat the community's water supply, is needed to treat the surge of Covid patients
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