US Steps Up Emergency Kabul Airlifts to Evacuate 5,000 to 9,000 People Per Day The Pentagon says there are currently 4,000 troops at the airport
US Contemplates How to Engage Future Taliban-Led Government The State Department won't say if the US still considers Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan's president
CENTCOM Chief Met With Taliban to Warn Against Attacks on US Forces The Pentagon spokesman said the US has authorized about 6,000 troops to deploy to the Kabul airport
Taliban Discussing Structures of Future Government in Doha Former president Hamid Karzai formed a council with other Afghan leaders to help with the transition of power
Biden Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal: ‘I Stand Squarely Behind My Decision’ The president said once civilian personnel and Afghans were evacuated, the US military presence in Afghanistan will end
US Forces Taking Over Kabul Airport for Evacuations US embassy evacuated, personnel await flights out of airport
Blinken Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal as Kabul Falls The secretary of state said if Biden decided to stay, the US would have been back at war with the Taliban
Pentagon Sending Another 1,000 Troops to Kabul, Bringing Figure to 6,000 Officials vague on purpose beyond overseeing evacuation
Ghani Flees Afghanistan; Taliban’s Mullah Baradar Likely to Take Power US evacuates embassy, prepares to depart
Biden Comes Under Fire for Withdrawal as Afghan Govt Crumbles The collapse was almost inevitable, and the speed of the Taliban's gains shows the futility of the US war
