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US drone strike kills 2 Islamic State members in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says two Islamic State group members were killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, not one as initially reported. The update comes from Defense Department spokesman John Kirby at a briefing. The attack Saturday…

US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military struck back at the Islamic State in Afghanistan on Saturday, acting on President Joe Biden's vow to hit the extremists in retaliation for a suicide bombing claimed by IS that killed as many…

US proceeding with Kabul pullout despite deadly ISIS attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pressing ahead with a frantic evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan after attacks that killed 12 U.S. service members and wounded at least 15. Continuing the evacuation means President Joe Biden risks…

Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 12 US troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.…

2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Russian…

Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties

UPDATE: Officials say two suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport have left at least 13 dead and 15 injured. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has gone off outside the Kabul airport. Thousands of people have flocked there as they…

Taliban insist on airlift deadline amid new report of abuses

(AP) -- The Taliban have warned that the U.S. airlift from Afghanistan must end Aug. 31. That will ramp up pressure on an already chaotic evacuation as new reports of rights abuses fueled concern about the fate of thousands of…