Biden, first lady pay respects to American troops killed in Afghanistan attack

The president and first lady attended a dignified transfer Sunday for the 13 U.S. troops killed in Thursday’s suicide attack near the Kabul airport.

Slain U.S. Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job

A week before she was killed, Sgt. Nicole Gee cradled a baby in her arms at the Kabul airport. She posted the photo on Instagram and wrote, “I love my job.”

13 US service members killed in Kabul airport attack identified

Nearly all of the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul airport attack were in their early 20s, meaning they had been just young children when U.S. forces first entered Afghanistan in 2001.

Young dad-to-be was one of 13 US troops killed in Kabul suicide bombing attack

Rylee McCollum, a US Marine from Wyoming, was among the 13 American service members killed in the horrific suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. His family said his wife is expected to give birth to their baby in just three weeks.

Local veterans express grief, frustration over crisis in Afghanistan

FOX 5 NY speaks with two local veterans who served in America's longest war and are experiencing a range of raw emotions as the U.S. leaves Afghanistan.

SoCal Marine identified as one of 13 US servicemembers killed in Kabul airport suicide bombing attack

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kareem Mae'Lee Grant Nikoui was one of the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed in action while stationed at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday.

U.S. forces keep up Kabul airlift under threat of more attacks

Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover and killed more than 100.

How dangerous is ISIS-K in Afghanistan? | EXPLAINER

The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday's deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport got its start six years ago with several hundred fighters who regarded the Taliban as too moderate. The group known as Islamic State Khorasan formed along the mountain border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

First group of Afghan refugees arrives in New Jersey

A group of evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan arrived earlier this week at a military base in New Jersey.

Baby pulled over barbed wire-topped wall in Kabul reunited with family, evacuated

The heartbreaking video of the baby being pulled over a barbed wire-topped fence has a happy ending after the child was reunited with family and evacuated from Afghanistan.

Afghan girl born on evacuation flight named for plane

The Afghan girl born on a C-17 military aircraft during an evacuation flight from Afghanistan will forever carry that experience with her. Her parents have named her after the plane's call sign.

Afghanistan evacuations: A look at where the situation stands ahead of US troop pullout

Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history.

US troops must get COVID-19 vaccines ASAP, Pentagon says

Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”

California father details evacuation from Afghanistan; relatives left behind

Qiamuddin Safi says it was a difficult and painful journey back home to San Leandro,  having to leave behind his father and other relatives.