Kathy Gannon And Joseph Krauss, Author at Athol Daily News

A Taliban fighter sits on the back of a vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan’s airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital.

US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

by Ahmad Seir Associated Press, Rahim Faiez Associated Press, and Kathy Gannon And Joseph Krauss Associated PressAugust 16, 2021

KABUL, Afghanistan — Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death…

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US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

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