U.S. beefs up Afghan airlift as Taliban warns deadline is firm
Biden's "hope" is to have the frantic evacuation effort complete and U.S. troops out by August 31, and the Taliban says any delay will have "consequences."
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Thousands hoping to escape Afghanistan
At least seven people have died outside Kabul airport, including a toddler, as people remain desperate to escape the country. The U.S. is getting commercial airlines to help in the evacuation effort. Roxana Saberi reports.
U.S. military speeds up evacuations in Kabul
Tens of thousands of evacuations have already happened in Afghanistan, but most Americans believe the withdrawal has, so far, gone badly. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Biden on Afghanistan evacuations and Henri
President Biden on Sunday spoke from the White House about the ongoing evacuations in Afghanistan and Tropical Storm Henri, which continued to batter the northeastern U.S. Mr. Biden continued to emphasize that all Americans will be evacuated from Afghanistan, and said that the U.S. will still try to hit the August 31 deadline for withdrawal. Watch his remarks.
Fearing life under Taliban, many Afghans seek to escape
CBS News’ Holly Williams reports there are concerns that ISIS could use the chaos in Kabul to carry out an attack.
Blinken: U.S. will do "whatever it takes" to get Americans out of Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S. officials are in "direct contact" with Americans and Afghan allies in Kabul.
Afghanistan evacuations continue amid airport chaos, security threat
U.S. evacuation efforts continue in Afghanistan despite a security threat and an influx of people arriving at the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the Taliban.
Special Report: Biden speaks on Afghan withdrawal
President Biden delivered an update on the ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, calling it "one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history." Jim Axelrod anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett at the White House and national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon.
Biden committed to Afghanistan evacuation efforts
President Biden again addressed the nation on the Afghanistan crisis Friday. He's vowing to mobilize every resource necessary to safely evacuate Americans and Afghans who have helped the U.S. in the 20-year war. But as CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports, some Americans are facing violence from the Taliban as they try to get to the airport in Kabul. Evacuation flights were also temporarily halted Friday after a transfer facility in Qatar reached capacity. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on the conditions there.
Biden on Afghanistan: "Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home"
The president said he's not aware of Americans being restricted by the Taliban, but the defense secretary told lawmakers Americans have been beaten by the Taliban.
Analysis of Biden's remarks on Afghanistan
President Biden spoke Friday about the evacuations currently underway in Afghanistan, saying progress is being made. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke with Omar Villafranca on CBSN to break down the president's most recent remarks.
Bahrain opens airport to refugees, Americans
Around 3,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan on Thursday as the U.S. starts flying others to Qatar and Bahrain. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Doha while CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN with new details on the chaotic situation as thousands of Americans and Afghan aides try desperately to escape Taliban rule.
Afghanistan humanitarian crisis under Taliban
The recent conflict in Afghanistan is exacerbating the already dire humanitarian crisis in the country. According to the World Food Programme, about 14 million people in Afghanistan are considered food insecure. Andrew Patterson, the organization's deputy country director for Afghanistan, joins "CBSN AM" live from Kabul to discuss.
Pressure rises to speed up Afghanistan evacuations
The president met with members of his national security team on Thursday to discuss evacuations on the ground in Afghanistan. Officials say 12,000 people have been evacuated since the end of July. But thousands more remain, and there's increasing pressure on the Biden administration to fly Americans and Afghan allies out safely and as quickly as possible. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Norah O'Donnell report on the latest developments. Then David Morey, task force leader and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, join CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Young Afghan soccer player killed trying to flee on U.S. plane
Mohammad Zaki Anwari was headed for a bright future representing Afghanistan on the soccer field. He died trying to escape the Taliban.
Biden adviser on evacuating Americans from Afghanistan
President Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the president believes U.S. forces will be able to get all Americans who want to leave Afghanistan out of the country by the end of the month. However, he said the U.S. does not know exactly how many Americans are in the country. Watch Norah O’Donnell’s interview with the top Biden adviser.
Panic rises as Afghanistan troop withdrawal deadline nears
With less than two weeks before President Biden's self-imposed deadline of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the president is under mounting pressure to evacuate every stranded American. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
U.S. intelligence shortfalls in Afghanistan
The Biden administration is facing criticism over the chaos erupting across Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control. U.S. intelligence agencies say they didn't expect Afghanistan to fall so quickly as American troops started withdrawing. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN to break down the latest developments.
Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan escalates
Protests against the Taliban erupted in several cities across Afghanistan, with several people reportedly being killed as gunfire sparked a stampede. Meanwhile, thousands of Afghans continue to desperately try to evacuate. The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Robert Mardini, joins “CBSN AM” to discuss the humanitarian crisis unfolding.
Evacuations lag as Taliban gunmen control access to Kabul airport
With as many as 80,000 people still needing evacuation, U.S. urges residents to come to Kabul airport, but warns it "cannot ensure safe passage" to get there.
Thousands of Americans stuck in Afghanistan
The Taliban has reportedly blocked access points to Kabul's airport Wednesday as thousands of American citizens and Afghan allies remain in Afghanistan. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi and national security correspondent David Martin join "CBSN AM" to discuss the latest as the U.S. struggles to evacuate those people.
Afghans protest Taliban as U.S. evacuates
The U.S. is racing to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghans from Kabul, despite Taliban checkpoints outside of the city's main airport preventing many from escaping. Afghans are holding anti-Taliban protests following the group's swift takeover of the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Afghanistan while CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN from Washington with the latest developments.
Taliban tightens grip on Kabul as thousands of Americans wait to flee
U.S. says 3,000 people have been evacuated, but as many as 10,000 Americans still need to get out, and the militants now control the airport gates.
U.S. scrambles to evacuate Americans and Afghans
There's mounting pressure on the Biden administration to evacuate Americans and allies out of Afghanistan following the Taliban's rapid takeover. Pentagon officials said between 1,400 and 1,500 people have been evacuated from the country since Saturday. But thousands more remain, including many Afghans who are fearful of what's next in a country once again under the rule of the Taliban. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang report on the latest from more from Kabul and the White House. Then, Elliot Ackerman, a U.S. Marine veteran and author, and Jamil Jaffer, founder and executive director of the National Security Institute, joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
U.S. intel warned of Afghan military collapse
Questions are being raised about how the Biden administration was caught off guard by the sudden collapse of the Afghan government. Weijia Jiang has more on the warnings the administration did receive.
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