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23 Years After 9/11 Attacks: US War On Terror And How It Changed The World
From the moment the first flight took off to the crash of Flight 93, in just two hours, the US was shaken to its core. The attack orchestrated by Osama Bin- laden's Al Qaeda killed 3,000 people.
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Crew Of US Cargo Plane That Took Flight As Afghans Fell To Death Cleared: Report
Video of the horrific incident, recorded by Afghan news media, were widely shared on social media. It showed stowaways looking like dots dropping from the plane.
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Women Can't Fly Without Male Relative: Officials Claim Taliban Order
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.
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India Airlifts 110 People Including Afghans Nationals From Kabul
A special repatriation flight from Kabul with around 110 people including Afghan citizens belonging to the Hindu and Sikh communities arrived on Friday.
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Evacuated Over 100 Football Family Members From Afghanistan After Complex Negotiations: FIFA
Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday said it has evacuated almost 100 members of the "football family", including women players, from Afghanistan after "complex negotiations" and with support from Qatar.
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US Working To Make Charter Flights From Afghanistan Routine: State Department
The United States has no plans to resume military-led evacuation flights from Afghanistan, but is working to ensure that the existing charter flights become more frequent, the State Department said on Thursday.
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A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans
Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.
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US Bars Plane From Kabul With Americans From Landing: Flight Organisers
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday denied U.S. landing rights for a charter plane carrying more than 100 Americans and U.S. green card holders evacuated from Afghanistan, organizers of the flight said.
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Qatar Flight With Afghans, Americans, Europeans Leaves Kabul: Official
A fourth chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew last month left Kabul on Sunday with more than 230 passengers, including Afghans, Americans and Europeans, a Qatari official said.
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As Commercial Flights Resume From Kabul, Departing Afghans Emotionally Conflicted
Around 150 passengers, mostly Afghans with dual citizenships, departed Kabul on a Qatar Airways flight Friday evening in a tense and emotional return to their home countries following the Taliban's rapid takeover of the capital last month.
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First Evacuation Flight From Kabul Since US Exit Lands In Doha
Around 100 passengers including Americans arrived in Doha after flying from Kabul airport Thursday, AFP correspondents said, the first flight ferrying out foreigners since a US-led evacuation ended.
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First Evacuation Flight Takes Off From Kabul Since US Retreat: Report
Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, took off from Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.
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Urged By US, Taliban Agrees To Let 200 Foreigners Leave Afghanistan
Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government agreed to their evacuation, a U.S. official said.
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US Says Doing "Everything In Power" To Start Charter Flights From Afghan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to press the Taliban to start charter flights out of Afghanistan after criticism the administration was not doing enough to allow evacuations.
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Domestic Flights In Afghanistan To Resume From Today
Domestic flights were set to resume in Afghanistan on Friday, the country's flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines said.
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23 Years After 9/11 Attacks: US War On Terror And How It Changed The World
From the moment the first flight took off to the crash of Flight 93, in just two hours, the US was shaken to its core. The attack orchestrated by Osama Bin- laden's Al Qaeda killed 3,000 people.
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Crew Of US Cargo Plane That Took Flight As Afghans Fell To Death Cleared: Report
Video of the horrific incident, recorded by Afghan news media, were widely shared on social media. It showed stowaways looking like dots dropping from the plane.
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Women Can't Fly Without Male Relative: Officials Claim Taliban Order
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.
-
India Airlifts 110 People Including Afghans Nationals From Kabul
A special repatriation flight from Kabul with around 110 people including Afghan citizens belonging to the Hindu and Sikh communities arrived on Friday.
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Evacuated Over 100 Football Family Members From Afghanistan After Complex Negotiations: FIFA
Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday said it has evacuated almost 100 members of the "football family", including women players, from Afghanistan after "complex negotiations" and with support from Qatar.
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US Working To Make Charter Flights From Afghanistan Routine: State Department
The United States has no plans to resume military-led evacuation flights from Afghanistan, but is working to ensure that the existing charter flights become more frequent, the State Department said on Thursday.
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A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans
Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.
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US Bars Plane From Kabul With Americans From Landing: Flight Organisers
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday denied U.S. landing rights for a charter plane carrying more than 100 Americans and U.S. green card holders evacuated from Afghanistan, organizers of the flight said.
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Qatar Flight With Afghans, Americans, Europeans Leaves Kabul: Official
A fourth chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew last month left Kabul on Sunday with more than 230 passengers, including Afghans, Americans and Europeans, a Qatari official said.
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As Commercial Flights Resume From Kabul, Departing Afghans Emotionally Conflicted
Around 150 passengers, mostly Afghans with dual citizenships, departed Kabul on a Qatar Airways flight Friday evening in a tense and emotional return to their home countries following the Taliban's rapid takeover of the capital last month.
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First Evacuation Flight From Kabul Since US Exit Lands In Doha
Around 100 passengers including Americans arrived in Doha after flying from Kabul airport Thursday, AFP correspondents said, the first flight ferrying out foreigners since a US-led evacuation ended.
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First Evacuation Flight Takes Off From Kabul Since US Retreat: Report
Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, took off from Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.
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Urged By US, Taliban Agrees To Let 200 Foreigners Leave Afghanistan
Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government agreed to their evacuation, a U.S. official said.
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US Says Doing "Everything In Power" To Start Charter Flights From Afghan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to press the Taliban to start charter flights out of Afghanistan after criticism the administration was not doing enough to allow evacuations.
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Domestic Flights In Afghanistan To Resume From Today
Domestic flights were set to resume in Afghanistan on Friday, the country's flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines said.
