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Alec Baldwin Sued for Defamation by Family of Slain Marine
The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin.
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More Than 100 Afghan Evacuees Arrive in Chicago, Reunited With Family
More than 100 evacuees arrived in Chicago Thursday, leaving Taliban-ruled Kabul, Afghanistan and being reunited with family and loved ones.
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More Than 100 Afghan Evacuees Arrive in Chicago, Reunited With Family
More than 100 evacuees arrived in Chicago Thursday, leaving Taliban-ruled Kabul, Afghanistan and being reunited with family and loved ones. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.
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Chicago Toy Store Matching Donations to Afghan Refugee Children
Looking for community help, a Chicago store is accepting and matching new toy donations to Afghan refugee children through the end of September. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Chicago Toy Store Matching Donations to Afghan Refugee Children
Looking for community help, a Chicago store is accepting and matching new toy donations to Afghan refugee children through the end of September.
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Blinken Pushes Back on GOP Criticism of Afghan Withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against harsh Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Al-Qaida Chief Appears in Video Marking 9/11 Anniversary
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.
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Team Rubicon Hosts Donation Drive at Chicago's United Center for Afghan War Refugees
A massive donation drive will take place Monday at Chicago’s United Center, with items going to the thousands of Afghans currently housed at U.S. military bases following their evacuation from Afghanistan earlier this year.
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Body of Indiana Marine Slain in Kabul to Be Returned Sept 12
The body of a Marine from northern Indiana who was killed in an attack at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport will be returned to Indiana next week.
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Blinken and Austin to Visit Gulf to Address Postwar Stresses
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are heading to the Persian Gulf to begin managing a transition to post-Afghan war relationships with traditional allies in the Middle East and beyond who were partners in the failed war against the Taliban and the concluding evacuation.
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Over 24 Hours in Kabul, Brutality, Trauma, Moments of Grace
The Afghanistan war ended with an odd unity between sworn enemies — the Taliban and the Americans.
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13 Beers on an Empty Table: Restaurants Honor US Military Killed in Afghanistan
Across the country, restaurants and breweries are displaying 13 beers on a reserved table to honor the service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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White House: US Has Capacity to Evacuate Remaining Americans
Top Biden administration officials say the United States has the capacity to evacuate the approximately 300 U.S. citizens remaining in Afghanistan who want to leave before President Joe Biden’s Tuesday deadline
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Remains of Troops Killed in Kabul Attack Arrive in Delaware
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with families of the 13 troops killed in Kabul for their dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base.
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Biden Pays Respects to US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
At a military base in Delaware, President Joe Biden stood witness with grieving families under a gray sky as, one by one, the remains of 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul suicide bombing were removed from a military aircraft that brought them home.
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Marine From Northern Indiana Among US Troops Killed in Kabul Attack
A Marine from northern Indiana was among 13 U.S. military members killed in the suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport.
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Psaki Asks Reporters for Info on Americans Trying to Leave Afghanistan
White House press secretary Jen Psaki asked reporters on Tuesday to give her the contact information of Americans in Afghanistan who say they have not heard instructions from the U.S. on how to safely evacuate.
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Pentagon Orders Six U.S. Commercial Airlines to Help Afghanistan Evacuation
President Biden’s national security adviser said that 3,900 people were airlifted out of Kabul over the past 24 hours.
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Pentagon Activates Commercial Airlines to Help Afghanistan Evacuation
Biden administration officials say the U.S. military is considering “creative ways” to get Americans and others into the Kabul airport for evacuation from Afghanistan amid “acute” security threats.
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For US Military Leaders, Afghan News Strikes Personal Chord
For senior military and Pentagon leaders, this week’s news was profoundly personal