Flashpoints | Afghanistan
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CENTCOM IDs man it says was ISIS-K facilitator killed in Aug. 27 drone strike
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN The strike was in response to an attack that killed 13 U.S. service members in the bloodiest single day for Americans since 2011.
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‘I lost my country’: Afghan allies left behind fear the future
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN Standing outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, after watching the last U.S. military aircraft take off, Safar Ali Paiam ducks as he listens to the sound of the Taliban’s celebratory gunfire. Afghan allies left behind are fearful of the future.
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US drone strike takes out ISIS-K suicide vehicle in Kabul: CENTCOM
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN The U.S. military launched a drone strike against ISIS-K in Kabul, based on concerns of an attack against Hamid Karzai International Airport, according to U.S Central Command.
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‘Hi mom, I’m fine’: How one Afghan interpreter escaped
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN Over the course of 48 hours between Wednesday and Friday, Lisette Bonano, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, was sick with worry about a man who calls her “mom.”
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Taliban says it won’t accept extension to Biden’s Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN A Taliban spokesman in Doha, Qatar, said the new rulers of Afghanistan would not accept an extension to President Joe Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
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‘We mishandled this so dramatically’: Trump acting SECDEF Chris Miller on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller–also an Afghanistan vet and retired Green Beret–talks to Military Times’ Howard Altman about Afghanistan
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Informal group of troops, vets, working to help Afghans seeking refuge in US
FLASHPOINTS | AFGHANISTAN For nearly a year, “Nadia,” who worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has been desperately trying to leave, fearful of revenge by the Taliban. Sunday night, as the insurgent group took control of that war-torn nation, her pleas for help reached a fever pitch.