Scenes from Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday showed a sea of cars at a complete standstill, as thousands of people attempt to flee by any transportation necessary after Taliban forces take control of the capital city pic.twitter.com/ubaLsCE8wt
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 17, 2021
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President Biden said he ‘stood squarely behind’ his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and rejected broad criticism of the chaotic withdrawal that is posing a political crisis for him https://t.co/cCGG0vSgX7 pic.twitter.com/sLd9lNC7WP
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls on the U.S. to help our veterans keep their personal promises to America’s Afghan allies and accept as many refugees from #Afghanistan as possible, as the 20-years-long war draws to a close.https://t.co/AGxHQ9yS2K via @TheReidOut
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 27, 2021
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“This week… we are seeing a reckoning. For 20 years, longer than we were in Vietnam, we have been telling lies to the American public,” @DavidCornDC says of #Afghanistan. #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/WC5U9fYGOr
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 26, 2021
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BREAKING UPDATE: Kabul airport blast on Thursday killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 100 Afghans, according to a Health Ministry source, as thousands return to the airport despite ISIS-K threat. https://t.co/RBxIuGn5NP
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 27, 2021
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Hundreds of Afghan families camping at a Kabul park are begging for food and shelter after the Taliban overran their provinces.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 27, 2021
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“If we leave, who stays?”
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 27, 2021
Dr Alberto Cairo has worked in Afghanistan since 1990 and says some people have no choice but to stay in the countryhttps://t.co/IhIi8ZtrE6