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13 US Service Members Killed in Afghanistan Bombings; Biden Promises to Retaliate

August 27, 2021
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Thirteen U.S. service members were killed in a terrorist bomb attack outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 26. An initial report from Pentagon officials indicated that 11 Marines and one Navy medic were among those who were killed; another service member died hours later, according to The Associated Press. At least 18 service members…

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‘We Did Not Get Everyone Out’: New Zealand PM Ends Kabul Evacuation Flights, Condemns Attacks

August 26, 2021
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the end of evacuation flights from Afghanistan’s Kabul international airport, with the last C-130 Hercules safely departing eight hours prior to the bomb attacks on Thursday. However, while none of the planned New Zealand evacuees were left behind within Hamid Karzai International Airport, other citizens and visa holders remain in…

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Afghan Police: 3 Separate Kabul Explosions Kill 5, Wound 2

February 20, 2021
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KABUL, Afghanistan—Three sticky bomb attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said two explosions caused by sticky bombs attached to vehicles took place 15 minutes apart and…

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