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8/27/2021 12:02:58 PM
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover and killed more than 100
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8/27/2021 1:02:00 AM
Biden, who earlier vowed to continue the evacuation of civilians from Kabul, said there remained an "opportunity for the next several days, between now and the 31st, to be able to get them out."
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8/26/2021 11:48:57 PM
'I strongly condemn this act of terrorism and it must be clear to the world that the terrorists who perpetrated this will be sought and brought to justice,' The New York Democrat said
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8/26/2021 11:33:07 PM
Here is a round-up of the reaction to the attack following the Taliban's power grab.
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8/26/2021 10:47:52 PM
'The Egyptian government and people extend sincere condolences to the families of the Afghan and American victims who [died] as a result of this brutal terrorism'
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8/26/2021 10:44:32 PM
The White House says Biden will address the nation from the White House at 5 p.m. on Thursday
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8/26/2021 9:57:58 PM
Zabihullah Mujahadid, however, tweeted that it was a controlled explosion by US forces destroying equipment at the airport and Kabul residents should not worry
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8/26/2021 8:32:55 PM
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said that, in all, Germany evacuated 5,347 people from at least 45 nations, including more than 4,000 Afghans
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8/26/2021 8:32:16 PM
'We're fine but everything is chaos here at the moment,'' he told Britain's Press Association news agency. 'All of a sudden we heard gunshots and our vehicle was targeted
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8/26/2021 7:26:08 PM
Two suicide bombers transformed a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover
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8/26/2021 6:25:21 PM
NATO's chief described the attack as a "horrific terrorist" one
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8/26/2021 6:06:09 PM
The blasts happened outside the airport, where thousands of Afghans have gathered hoping to join a U.S.-led airlift after the Taliban takeover
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8/26/2021 6:01:01 PM
Macron said he did not have more details about the circumstances of the explosions.
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8/26/2021 5:54:48 PM
The official says evacuation flights have continued to take off from Kabul airport in the waning days of an airlift to help people flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
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8/26/2021 5:12:49 PM
A Downing Street spokesperson said Johnson had been 'updated on the situation at the airport in Kabul'
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8/26/2021 4:39:00 PM
The British, French and Danish militaries had given stark warnings about the security situation at the Kabul airport
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8/26/2021 4:27:00 PM
Adam Khan says some people appeared to be missing body parts. He says he was about 30 meters (yards) from Thursday's blast
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8/26/2021 2:24:50 PM
The first Turkish troops evacuated from Afghanistan arrived back in Turkey on Thursday
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8/26/2021 9:10:00 AM
Meanwhile, France's prime minister says his country will no longer be able to evacuate people from Kabul airport after Friday night
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8/25/2021 10:27:26 AM
Teams of medical workers will be present on each plane, the ministry said, should any of the evacuees require medical attention
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