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Biden to speak on Kabul airport attack on Thursday -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will speak on Thursday about the Kabul airport attack, which killed a dozen American troops, at the White House at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), the White House sai...
Aug 26, 2021
Two-thirds of Americans seeking to leave Afghanistan are taking steps to evacuate -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was in contact with roughly 1,000 Americans who remain in Afghanistan, and more than two-thirds of those have told the department t...
Aug 26, 2021
Senior U.S. military commander confirms 12 service members killed in Kabul attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, confirmed on Thursday that two suicide bombers assessed to be from Islamic State carried out an attack at Kabul's ...
Aug 26, 2021
Explainer-Who are the Afghan refugees coming to the U.S. and what happens when they arrive?
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Afghans have arrived in the United States since the hurried evacuation of Afghanistan began in mid-August, including many who helped U.S. forces durin...
Aug 26, 2021
Biden’s meeting with Israeli PM rescheduled to Friday -officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was rescheduled to Friday, a White House official and an Israeli official said ...
Aug 26, 2021
U.S. offshore oil workers flee as storm approaches Gulf of Mexico
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies on Thursday began airlifting workers from Gulf of Mexico oil production platforms and moved vessels from the path of what could become a devastating hurricane...
Aug 26, 2021
South Dakota attorney general pleads no contest, avoids jail in fatal crash
By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges for a September 2020 car crash that killed a pedestrian, avoidin...
Aug 26, 2021
At least 10 U.S. Troops believed killed in Kabul blasts -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 10 U.S. troops are believed to have been killed in the blasts that rocked Kabul on Thursday, a U.S. official told Reuters citing initial information that can change. (R...
Aug 26, 2021
FBI blooper allowed agents to use Palantir to see restricted material -letter
By Raphael Satter NEW YORK (Reuters) - FBI investigators have used software from Palantir Technologies Inc to access restricted evidence they were not supposed to see, according to a letter from a U.S...
Aug 26, 2021
At least four U.S. military personnel killed in Kabul blasts -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least four U.S. military personnel were killed in blasts at the Kabul airport on Thursday, sources told Reuters. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby separately said in a statement ...
Aug 26, 2021
