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.

DOD sends military personnel to COVID-19 crushed hospitals in Louisiana, Mississippi

U.S. military medical officers have been deployed to hospitals in Mississippi and Louisiana as both states face devastating surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths amid low vaccination rates.

Afghan guard killed in airport gunfire as Taliban insists on US pullout date

The Taliban warned any attempt by U.S. troops to delay their Aug. 31 withdrawal to give people more time to flee would "provoke a reaction."

Kamala Harris says US focus must stay on Afghanistan evacuations

VP Kamala Harris said the U.S. should focus on Afghanistan evacuations and not get distracted by questions over what went wrong in the withdrawal.

US military release pictures of soldiers helping Afghan families in Kabul

U.S. military officials have released photos of U.S. soldiers helping families in Afghanistan desperate to escape the country after the Taliban took over.

NATO commits to improving evacuation ops at Kabul airport

NATO foreign ministers have committed to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of their citizens and of Afghans deemed at risk after the Taliban takeover, centering on improving operations at Kabul airport first.

Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to group’s rule

Afghan protesters defied the Taliban again on Thursday in scattered demonstrations, prompting violent responses from the military group.