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Afghanistan's former presidential spokeswoman is adjusting to life in the United States. But the heartbreak of her country's collapse and her own escape — haunts her a year later.
Durani Jawed Waziri never imagined she'd be forced to flee Afghanistan. She longs for a future back…
Oma Seddiq
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Crowds of passengers took shelter inside O'Hare Airport as hundreds of flights are delayed amid severe storms, tornado warnings: 'I have never seen anything like this'
Kaitlyn Hoch told Insider the crowd at O'Hare International Airport was "super chill and relaxed" a…
Hannah Getahun
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Videos show chaos and anger in airports as Wow Air passengers discovered the airline had collapsed
"We have to go back home to India tomorrow," he told ITV News. "If we don't go to Frankfurt today, …
Alexandra Ma
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A nation's healthcare system at 'risk of collapse.' Afghan doctors and health minister describe the looming catastrophe.
Aid supplies cannot get through blocked airports, a COVID-19 spike threatens, and women are fearful…
Bethany Dawson
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'It's over': Ex-CIA analyst and veteran said last week it was near impossible for him to get people out of Afghanistan
"My heart aches so profoundly for these wonderful people," former CIA analyst and veteran Matt Zell…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Ted Cruz says the Biden administration's decision to vacate Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan was a 'political decision' that 'proved catastrophic'
Bagram, which was once the largest US military base in the Afghanistan but has since fallen to the …
John L. Dorman
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'If it's f---ed up in Afghanistan, it's on us': US veterans say Biden botched the withdrawal and should take responsibility for the 'ongoing humanitarian crisis'
"That's BS, man. This did not have to be a collapse," a former US marine told Insider in response t…
Oma Seddiq
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The US has 5 more days to get people out of Afghanistan, but Taliban and ISIS attacks are preventing people from reaching the airport
An explosion Thursday rocked the area just outside the Kabul airport, resulting "in a number of US …
Natalie Musumeci
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Biden sticking to August 31 deadline for Afghanistan evacuations as Taliban warns of 'consequences' if it's missed
"I've asked the Pentagon and the State Department for contingency plans to adjust the timetable, sh…
Natalie Musumeci,John Haltiwa…
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Pentagon orders 18 commercial planes to transport Afghanistan evacuees
This is the third time the Civil Reserve Air Fleet has been used in its 70-year history, signaling …
Oma Seddiq
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VIDEO: US military helicopters chase away crowds of panicked Afghans swarming its planes
Thousands of Afghans flooded the airport and swarmed the large C-17 airlift planes as the Taliban s…
Ryan Pickrell
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Top US general says he never saw any intelligence that Afghanistan would collapse as fast as it did
"There was nothing that I or anybody else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this gover…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Afghan army's collapse 'took us all by surprise,' Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a hearing on the war
Gen. Mark Milley said the US still needed to identify what led so many US- and NATO-trained Afghan …
Matthew Loh
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Sri Lanka's president is stuck in his own country after airport staff blocked him from fleeing amid an economic crisis
Immigration officers refused to enter the airport's VIP suite to stamp President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…
Matthew Loh
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Primera Air passengers and crew say they're sleeping in airports after the carrier collapsed and left them stranded
Two flights due to take off from London Stansted Airport to Washington, DC, and New York were groun…
Alexandra Ma
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State Department officials warned in July that Afghan government could collapse soon after August 31 US troop withdrawal: WSJ
The July 13 cable was signed by roughly two dozen officials and sent via the State Department's dis…
Charles Davis
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CNN reporter details clashes between the Taliban and Afghans outside Kabul airport: 'This was mayhem. This was nuts.'
"This was impossible for an ordinary civilian," said CNN's Clarissa Ward. "Even if they have their …
Grace Panetta
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A JFK airport employee filmed a ceiling collapsing on his co-worker's desk after a pipe burst
Hallmark Aviation Services employee Jonathan Chiu caught some of the flooding in a video that shows…
Mark Matousek
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An F-35 stealth fighter's landing gear collapsed after landing at a Utah base
The incident, which is under investigation, follows two crashes last month involving fifth-generati…
Ryan Pickrell
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Last US military planes depart Kabul airport, marking an end to America's 20-year presence in Afghanistan
Afghans face an uncertain future under Taliban rule, and not everyone who wanted to leave the count…