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Soldiers, Marines from Kabul evac awarded Presidential Unit Citation
The military's top unit award was approved for some of the mission's participants.
By Davis Winkie
Kabul airlift, Abbey Gate bombing the subject of new HBO documentary
The film is a 78-minute chronicle of sheer chaos spread across 18 desperate days in August 2021.
By Jon Simkins
Little warning, unclear responsibilities plagued Afghan resettlement: report
The report calls out the State Department for deeply underestimating the number of refugees.
C-17 loadmaster led crew through onboard bomb threat in Kabul evacuation
"Do exactly as we say. Do not let anybody know that we know that there is a possible threat."
Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp
The camp is used to house people who have not been allowed to enter the U.S. because of security concerns.
3,000 more paratroopers head to Europe amid White House warnings of Ukraine invasion
The second wave of 82nd Airborne soldiers brings the total mobilized so far to 6,000.
82nd Airborne could welcome American evacuees in case of Ukraine invasion
The U.S. military could house Americans fleeing Ukraine.
Afghan evacuation flights to resume with streamlined process
Flights from Afghanistan to Qatar are set to resume while the immigration process for Afghans is being trimmed from years to months.
Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy cheer ‘Nutcracker’ ballet
Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving at Fort McCoy in late August.
By Lucas Robinson, Wisconsin State Journal
No Afghan family members of U.S. troops have been eligible to come to the U.S. Here’s why
Dozens of family members would like to leave Afghanistan, but there isn't a special emigration process for them.
An American hellscape: Afghan evacuations take toll on veterans, volunteers
I am inundated daily with calls for help from dozens of other families desperate for rescue, writes the author of this commentary.
By Lark S. Escobar