Americans still awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan
The State Department announced on Saturday that nearly 350 Americans are still trying to evacuate from Afghanistan as the U.S. deadline to withdraw looms. Charlie D'Agata reports.
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The State Department announced on Saturday that nearly 350 Americans are still trying to evacuate from Afghanistan as the U.S. deadline to withdraw looms. Charlie D'Agata reports.
"The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high," the president said in a statement.
Evacuations out of Afghanistan are picking up, with just over 25,000 people airlifted over the last several days, according to The Pentagon. But overcrowding in Doha, Qatar, where many evacuees are being sent, continues to be a problem. Roxana Saberi reports.
President Biden on Sunday said that history will prove his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan was correct. Meanwhile, evacuation efforts continued as the journey to Kabul’s airport became increasingly dangerous. Debra Alfarone reports.
The strike came after the group claimed responsibility for the Kabul airport attack, which left at least 170 dead, including 13 U.S. service members.
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There were no known civilian casualties.
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"Because of security threats at the Kabul airport, we continue to advise U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates," the embassy wrote on its website.
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Evacuation flights were leaving the Afghan capital again, but time was running short, and there were warnings that ISIS could strike again after claiming at least 170 lives.
A pair of suicide bombings by ISIS-K have killed at least 100 people at Kabul airport and a nearby hotel. The dead include 13 U.S. Marines and Afghan civilians. The Pentagon has said the attacks will not stop the evacuation operation. Senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports the latest from Doha in Qatar.
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