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In this image provided by the US Air Force, US Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP)
August 23, 2021, 5:28 pm
Afghan soldier killed by gunfire at Kabul airport amid chaotic evacuations
German military says 3 other troops were wounded by ‘unknown attackers’; Taliban reports retaking 3 districts seized by resistance groups
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez and Joseph Krauss
Afghans stand in line to be evacuated onto an Italian Airforce C130J plane from Kabul airport, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (Italian Defense Ministry via AP)
August 22, 2021, 4:50 pm
Death toll of those attempting to flee Taliban via Kabul airport rises to 20
Fighters opposing the Taliban recapture several rural districts north of Kabul, as the White House asks commercial airlines to help transport refugees
By ahmad seir, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
In this photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, members of the British and US military engage in the evacuation of people out of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2021. (Ministry of Defence via AP)
August 22, 2021, 10:35 am
British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
Deaths come as perceived threat from IS affiliate in Afghanistan has seen US military planes take defensive measures upon landing and taking off
By ahmad seir, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
US soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as Afghans sit on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
August 22, 2021, 6:01 am
US taking fresh precautions at Kabul airport evacuation amid IS threat
Officials say danger posed by terror group forcing US military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport; Biden considers drafting civilian airlines to evacuation effort
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Lolita C. Baldor
In this image provided by the US Marines, evacuee children wait for the next flight after being manifested at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 19, 2021. (1st Lt. Mark Andries/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
August 21, 2021, 6:46 pm
In Kabul, a fearful wait for US to deliver on evacuation vow
Vulnerable Afghans who fear the Taliban’s retaliation are pleading not to be left behind
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Cara Anna
An Afghan waves the national flag in Kabul on August 19, 2021. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
August 19, 2021, 5:30 pm
Afghans protest Taliban for 2nd day, in emerging challenge to their rule
Residents wave national flag — a new symbol of resistance — in scattered rallies and face violent crackdown; grave economic crisis looms
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Jon Gambrell
Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
August 18, 2021, 5:55 pm
Taliban violently quash rare protest, killing 1 and wounding 6
Militants attack demonstrators in Jalalabad for taking down their banner and flying Afghanistan’s national flag; journalists among those beaten
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Joseph Krauss
Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2021. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
August 18, 2021, 2:13 pm
Taliban blow up statue of foe they killed in 1996, stoking more fear over rule
Monument depicted militia leader Abdul Ali Mazari; former president Karzai and senior official in ousted government hold talks with conquerors
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Joseph Krauss
Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport plane at a perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani)
August 17, 2021, 2:34 pm
Taliban declares ‘amnesty,’ urges women to join government; observers skeptical
‘The Islamic Emirate doesn’t want women to be victims,’ spokesperson says; no major reports of abuses or clashes after Kabul conquered, but UN official fears that may change
By ahmad seir, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and Jon Gambrell
Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. (AFP)
August 15, 2021, 5:51 pm
Afghan president flees the country as Taliban forces enter Kabul
US sends forces to evacuate some embassy personnel after the Taliban seizes control of most of Afghanistan in less than a week
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
A US Chinook helicopter flies near the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
August 15, 2021, 11:45 am
Taliban enter Kabul outskirts, say they won’t take Afghan capital by force
Helicopters land at US Embassy; group has swept through the country, regaining control of wide swaths within days; American officials burn sensitive documents
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
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