Kabul Airport Blast

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota sailors attend to an Afghan child, who is part of group of 450 Afghan citizens evacuated from Kabul, as they left a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane after arriving from Kuwait, at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota Air Base in Rota, southern Spain, August 27, 2021. U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katie Cox/Handout via REUTERS
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US warns of more attacks after retaliating for Kabul airport blast

A US official said on Saturday the target of its overnight drone strike was not believed to be a senior Islamic State militant, and did not rule out future action against the group

US Army soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division direct evacuees toward buses during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2021. REUTERS
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'Didn't need to happen': Pentagon seeks answers for deadly attack

US service members assist at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 26, 2021. US Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/Handout via REUTERS
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Islamic State 'planner' killed in drone strike, US says

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Kabul hospitals overwhelmed by wounded from airport attack

US President Joe Biden reacts during a moment of silence for the dead as he delivers remarks about Afghanistan, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, US August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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US faces criticism for relying on Taliban for security at airport

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Taliban has not suffered casualties in Kabul blasts: Mujahid

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, two paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security while a C-130 Hercules takes off during a evacuation operation in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Photo :UNB/AP
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Evacuation efforts continuing at airport, embassies aim to evacuate by 30 Aug

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FIFA negotiating evacuation of soccer players, others from Afghanistan

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USA

Left thousands of Americans at 'whim of Islamic extremists': Trump sharpens attack on Biden

US President Joe Biden reacts during a moment of silence for the dead as he delivers remarks about Afghanistan, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, US August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Biden reaffirms 31 August troop pullout deadline from Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden listens to a question from a member of the media as he delivers remarks about Afghanistan, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, US August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Biden says US troops did not face attacks over past year because of withdrawal deal

Taliban forces stand guard inside Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Taliban say they lost more people than the US in Kabul airport blasts

Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. US Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout via REUTERS
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Kabul bombings: A dark day for Afghanistan and Joe Biden — and a harbinger of worse to come