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Afghan's Washington Embassy, Now Out of Money, Will Shut Down: US
The Afghan embassy in Washington, under severe financial pressure and cut off from the new Taliban government in Kabul, will close down in the coming week, a senior State Department official confirmed Saturday.
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Qatar To Handle US Interests In Afghanistan, In Bridge To Taliban
The United States said Friday it would set up an interests section in Afghanistan under Qatar, creating a more direct way to assist US citizens and engage with the Taliban after the embassy in Kabul was shuttered.
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US Embassy Alert Advises US Citizens Not To Go To Kabul Airport
The alert, posted on the embassy website, gave no reason for why it was issued.
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9 Indians, 118 Nepalese Evacuees From Kabul Arrive In Kathmandu: Report
Nine Indians and 118 Nepalese people, all working in the US embassy in Kabul, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday from Afghanistan on a chartered flight after the Taliban seized control of the strife-torn country.
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US Lowers Flag At Kabul Embassy, Secures Airport
The United States lowered the flag on its embassy in Kabul and has relocated almost all staff to the airport, where US forces are taking over air traffic control, officials said Sunday.
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"Several Hundred" US Embassy Employees Evacuated From Afghanistan: Defense Official
Several hundred employees of the US embassy in Kabul have been evacuated from Afghanistan, a US defense official said Sunday, as the Taliban entered the capital.
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US Says Kabul Airport Under Fire As Taliban Seize Afghan Capital
Afghanistan's Taliban terrorists entered Kabul on Sunday, President Ashraf Ghani left the country and the US Embassy said the capital's airport, where diplomats, officials and other Afghans had fled, had come under fire.
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US Troops Arrive In Afghan Capital To Assist Evacuations
American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a U.S. official said on Saturday, a day after Taliban insurgents seized the country's second- and third-biggest cities.
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Taliban Near Gates Of Kabul, Embassies Prepare To Evacuate Staff
The Afghan Taliban tightened their territorial stranglehold around Kabul on Saturday, as refugees from the the terror group's relentless offensive flooded the capital and US Marines returned to oversee emergency evacuations.
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US Mobilizes 3,000 Troops To Kabul For Embassy Staff Drawdown
Faced with unexpectedly rapid military gains by the Taliban, the United States decided on Thursday to dramatically scale down its embassy in Kabul and send about 3,000 troops temporarily to aid the evacuation of staff.
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US Expected To Relocate "Significant Number" Of Employees From Kabul Embassy: Officials
The State Department is expected to announce a relocation of a "significant" number of employees from its embassy in Kabul.
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US, UK Embassies In Afghanistan Accuse Taliban Of Possible War Crimes
The US and British embassies in Kabul said on Monday the insurgent Taliban may have committed war crimes in southern Afghanistan by carrying out revenge murders of civilians, a charge denied by the insurgents.
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US Accelerates Plan To Drastically Downsize Kabul Embassy: Report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accelerating a plan to cut up to half of the workforce at the U.S. embassy in Kabul starting at the end of next month, sparking concern it will undermine the fragile Afghan peace process, U.S. officials and congressional aides said.
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Blast Hits Police In Afghan Capital Kabul, At least 11 Killed And 25 Wounded
Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said 11 dead and 25 wounded had been brought to city hospitals after the blast in an area of the city not far from the US Embassy and other foreign missions.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On NATO Convoy In Kabul
ISIS claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on an armoured convoy used by NATO that killed eight people in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Afghan's Washington Embassy, Now Out of Money, Will Shut Down: US
The Afghan embassy in Washington, under severe financial pressure and cut off from the new Taliban government in Kabul, will close down in the coming week, a senior State Department official confirmed Saturday.
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Qatar To Handle US Interests In Afghanistan, In Bridge To Taliban
The United States said Friday it would set up an interests section in Afghanistan under Qatar, creating a more direct way to assist US citizens and engage with the Taliban after the embassy in Kabul was shuttered.
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US Embassy Alert Advises US Citizens Not To Go To Kabul Airport
The alert, posted on the embassy website, gave no reason for why it was issued.
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9 Indians, 118 Nepalese Evacuees From Kabul Arrive In Kathmandu: Report
Nine Indians and 118 Nepalese people, all working in the US embassy in Kabul, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday from Afghanistan on a chartered flight after the Taliban seized control of the strife-torn country.
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US Lowers Flag At Kabul Embassy, Secures Airport
The United States lowered the flag on its embassy in Kabul and has relocated almost all staff to the airport, where US forces are taking over air traffic control, officials said Sunday.
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"Several Hundred" US Embassy Employees Evacuated From Afghanistan: Defense Official
Several hundred employees of the US embassy in Kabul have been evacuated from Afghanistan, a US defense official said Sunday, as the Taliban entered the capital.
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US Says Kabul Airport Under Fire As Taliban Seize Afghan Capital
Afghanistan's Taliban terrorists entered Kabul on Sunday, President Ashraf Ghani left the country and the US Embassy said the capital's airport, where diplomats, officials and other Afghans had fled, had come under fire.
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US Troops Arrive In Afghan Capital To Assist Evacuations
American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a U.S. official said on Saturday, a day after Taliban insurgents seized the country's second- and third-biggest cities.
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Taliban Near Gates Of Kabul, Embassies Prepare To Evacuate Staff
The Afghan Taliban tightened their territorial stranglehold around Kabul on Saturday, as refugees from the the terror group's relentless offensive flooded the capital and US Marines returned to oversee emergency evacuations.
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US Mobilizes 3,000 Troops To Kabul For Embassy Staff Drawdown
Faced with unexpectedly rapid military gains by the Taliban, the United States decided on Thursday to dramatically scale down its embassy in Kabul and send about 3,000 troops temporarily to aid the evacuation of staff.
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US Expected To Relocate "Significant Number" Of Employees From Kabul Embassy: Officials
The State Department is expected to announce a relocation of a "significant" number of employees from its embassy in Kabul.
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US, UK Embassies In Afghanistan Accuse Taliban Of Possible War Crimes
The US and British embassies in Kabul said on Monday the insurgent Taliban may have committed war crimes in southern Afghanistan by carrying out revenge murders of civilians, a charge denied by the insurgents.
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US Accelerates Plan To Drastically Downsize Kabul Embassy: Report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accelerating a plan to cut up to half of the workforce at the U.S. embassy in Kabul starting at the end of next month, sparking concern it will undermine the fragile Afghan peace process, U.S. officials and congressional aides said.
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Blast Hits Police In Afghan Capital Kabul, At least 11 Killed And 25 Wounded
Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said 11 dead and 25 wounded had been brought to city hospitals after the blast in an area of the city not far from the US Embassy and other foreign missions.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On NATO Convoy In Kabul
ISIS claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on an armoured convoy used by NATO that killed eight people in the Afghan capital Kabul.
