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U.S. scraps plan to use S.Korea, Japan bases for Afghan refugees -sources
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States has decided against the idea of using its largest overseas military...
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Biden expected to decide within 24 hours on Afghan evacuation deadline
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners massed at Kabul's airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan's new...
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U.S. House intel panel chair says Afghan evacuation not likely done by Aug. 31
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, speaking to reporters on Monday after a briefing by intelligence...
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Other G7 leaders to press Biden to extend Kabul evacuation deadline
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will face pressure to extend an Aug. 31 deadline to...
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UK’s Johnson to push Biden for Afghan deadline extension
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge U.S. President Joe Biden this week to extend the evacuation deadline...
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Biden says U.S. unwavering in Afghanistan evacuations; Taliban beat back crowd at airport
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has an unwavering commitment to getting U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan, President...
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Afghan women students see no future in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
By Alexander Cornwell DOHA (Reuters) - A group of Afghan women too young to recall the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule are...
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U.S., Germany advise against travel to Kabul airport amid evacuation chaos
KABUL (Reuters) -The United States and Germany told their citizens in Afghanistan on Saturday to avoid travelling to Kabul airport,...
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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks reinstatement of Trump-era immigration policy
By Lawrence Hurley and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Supreme Court justice on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court...
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West struggles with Afghanistan chaos, Biden again defends withdrawal
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chaos around the Kabul airport was so bad this week that the U.S. military was forced to use...
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In shift, Biden taps career diplomat, not politician, for ambassador to China
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden plans to nominate veteran U.S. diplomat Nicholas Burns to serve as U.S....
Read moreHelicopters used to bring Americans to Kabul airport from nearby hotel -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States military used three military helicopters to bring 169 Americans to the airport in Kabul...
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Biden picks Chicago ex-mayor Rahm Emanuel as Japan ambassador
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden plans to nominate Rahm Emanuel, who previously served as chief of staff...
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Biden vows to ‘mobilize every resource’ to evacuate Americans, Afghan allies
By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Facing stiff criticism of his handling of the chaotic U.S. pullout from...
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U.S. evacuation flights from Kabul will land in Germany on Friday – Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military aircraft conducting evacuation flights from Kabul will land in Germany on Friday, the Pentagon said....
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Ukraine imposes sanctions on lawmaker accused of meddling in U.S. election
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine on Friday said it was imposing sanctions on Andriy Derkach, the Ukrainian lawmaker who was accused by...
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Biden’s Afghanistan policy counts on issue fading in importance for war-weary Americans
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is brushing off criticism of his administration's chaotic...
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U.S. envoy heads to Seoul for talks on Korean peninsula -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul from Aug. 21-24 for talks with senior South...
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Harris faces task of convincing Asia of U.S. reliability after Afghan chaos
By Nandita Bose and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris, in a visit to Singapore and Vietnam...
Read moreSeveral countries, organisations reaching out to Taliban leaders to seek help in evacuation-Taliban official
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban cadres are allowed to accompany Afghan civilians entering mosques for weekly Friday prayers, a Taliban official...
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