Taliban Kabul Airport

• Taliban kill Islamic State leader behind deadly 2021 Kabul airport bombing, U.S. says

  The suicide bombing, which killed 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans, became a defining moment during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

  World

  Apr 25, 2023
  
• 43 Canadians among 200 onboard commercial flight out of Kabul

  The Qatar Airways flight to Doha marked a significant breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the U.S. and Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers.

  World

  Sep 9, 2021
  
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• Taliban take control of Kabul airport after U.S. ends evacuations, marking victory

  Taliban leaders later symbolically walked across the runway, marking their victory over both the Afghanistan government and the United States.

  World

  Aug 31, 2021
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• Taliban deploy more forces to seal off Kabul airport after suicide attack kills 182

  Areas where large crowds of people have gathered over the past two weeks in hopes of fleeing the country following the Taliban takeover were largely empty.

  World

  Aug 28, 2021