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The Pentagon said that the United States has offered to pay an undisclosed amount to families of 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, killed in a mistaken drone strike in August. “Condolence payments” will go to families of 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, the Defense Department said in a …

The Pentagon on Friday admitted it killed 10 Afghan civilians, including several children, in a drone strike in Kabul meant to target Islamic State-Khorasan Province militants last month. Gen. Frank McKenzie of the U.S. Central Command said the military, in a “tragic mistake,” believed a civilian vehicle was associated with …

President Joe Biden, on Saturday, warned that another terror attack at Kabul airport in Afghanistan is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours”. The President said he vowed to “hunt down any person involved” in Thursday’s “heinous attack,” which killed 13 US troops and “make them pay.” Biden: “To those …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several lawmakers were not impressed by Representative Seth Moulton and Representative Peter Meijer’s trip to Afghanistan this week. The two Congress members, who are also Iraq War veterans, announced on Tuesday that they flew to Afghanistan “to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate Americans …

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Government officials report at least thirteen United States soldiers and 60 Afghans are dead. Explosions went off near the airport at the Abbey gate and a short distance away by Baron hotel. Afghans, Americans, and Britons were …

President Joe Biden on Sunday said that he believes history will show he made the correct decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan despite the fall of the country’s government to the Taliban. Speaking at the White House Sunday, Biden said the United States has successfully evacuated more than 33,000 …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to activate, requesting 18 aircraft from U.S. airlines to help in the evacuation of Afghans and Americans from Afghanistan. I've ordered @US_TRANSCOM to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. CRAF activation provides the @DeptofDefense access to …

President Biden addressed the nation Monday, saying he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan after having a presence for 20 years. Talking from the White House Monday, the president said his administration has been “closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Afghanistan” and is …

“We are ending America’s longest war,” President Biden said on Thursday as he announced the US military mission in Afghanistan would end on August 31. “The U.S. did what we went to do in Afghanistan,” Biden said in a press conference in the White House’s East Room. He cited killing …