Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Historic Afghanistan evacuation wraps up, with fate of those left behind uncertain
christophe_cerisier/iStock(LONDON) -- At one minute before midnight local time on Aug. 31, the last U.S. servicemember was withdrawn from Afghanistan. It marked the end to almost two decades of war an...
Sep 02, 2021
A flight they'll never forget: Afghan evacuation crews recount journey
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For the thousands of Afghan evacuees bound for the U.S., their rescue flights to America were just one more step in a long journey, but for the airline crews ...
Sep 01, 2021
Inside State Department officials' scramble to rescue Americans, Afghan partners
Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHNGTON) -- When the young boy, just 13 or 14 years-old, was safely inside the gates of Kabul's international airport, U.S. State Department officials...
Sep 01, 2021
Afghan migrants trapped for weeks in woods because of Poland and Belarus standoff
AndreyPopov/iStock (NEW YORK) -- A group of Afghans has been trapped for three weeks at the edge of a forest on the border between Poland and Belarus, caught in a no man's land between Polish sec...
Aug 31, 2021
Prince Harry, Meghan and royal family making 'very little progress' at reconciliation, author claims
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) -- More than one year after stepping down from their royal roles and moving to America, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are "thriving," a...
Aug 31, 2021
US family trapped in Afghanistan successfully escapes with just days to go before deadline
Armend Nimani/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department announced Friday that it had made contact with 500 U.S. citizens who still needed to be evacuated from Afghanistan. Among them was t...
Aug 30, 2021
Living in Afghan war zone, fleeing the country takes toll on mental health
KeithBinns/iStock(New York) — Bombings, death, and uncertainty -- life in Afghanistan has become a nightmare for many Afghans looking to escape the country they call home. Waheed Arian, a doctor...
Aug 29, 2021
Amid Afghanistan chaos, refugee vetting process is sound: OPINION
grynold/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- In recent weeks, we have watched harrowing images of desperate Afghan men, women and children attempt to escape Taliban rule. For 20 years, the United States made promise...
Aug 28, 2021
Special agents tasked with emergency response in Afghanistan: ANALYSIS
Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency/ Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- When the U.S. Embassy in Kabul closed, the last individuals to secure it were not civilians or even U.S. military, but the quiet a...
Aug 28, 2021
'Very small number' of Afghan evacuees flagged for concern by CBP at bases around the world
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a "very small number" of Afghan evacuees have been "flagged for concern" during their vetting and screening at milita...
Aug 27, 2021