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The Final Retrograde from Afghanistan Has Officially Begun

The threat to U.S. personnel, aircraft in the final days at Kabul airport remains “very real” after a retaliatory U.S. drone strike took out two ISIS-K planners.

  • Tara Copp
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U.S. Conducts Airstrike on ISIS-K Planner in Afghanistan

Embassy issues second warning to Americans at Kabul airport gate: ‘Leave immediately.’

  • Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: Kabul evacuations resume; 100+ killed in attack near HKIA; Taliban vs. ISIS; Navy Cross for Marine Raider; Rescue in Tenn.; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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The Army Brief: Deadly terrorist attack; Evacuation saves 101K; Mandatory vaccines; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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13 US Troops Killed, More Injured, in Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport

10 Marines among the dead; they were securing one of the last gates open for Afghans, Americans to escape.

  • Tara Copp and Elizabeth Howe
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13 US Troops Killed in Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport

In a statement, Biden vows to attackers: "We will hunt you down and make you pay."

  • Tara Copp and Elizabeth Howe
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The Naval Brief: Mandatory vaccine; Navy leadership changes; Airlift helps 101K; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: Attack in Kabul; Evacs slowing down; VP Harris in Vietnam; Acquisition ‘Valley of Death’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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US Troops, Afghans Killed by Explosion at Kabul Airport, Pentagon Says

Worsening security and the need to get all troops out is quickly closing the window to safely escape. ‘Today is likely last day,’ one memo advises.

  • Tara Copp
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Afghanistan Airlift Ops Have Rescued 101,300 From Kabul

But numbers out each day are dropping as Taliban tighten grip on airport, security threats rise.

  • Tara Copp
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Not For the First Time, COVID Takes Back Seat to a More Pressing Crisis

The evacuation of refugees from Afghanistan depends on cramming people into closed spaces—during a global pandemic.

  • Elizabeth Howe
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Number of Objects in Low Earth Orbit Jumps 22% in 2 Years: Space Operations Command

Need to track, detect objects driving need for new space domain awareness investment.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Today's D Brief: Window closing in Kabul; MBS in Moscow; Vax mandate for the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Exclusive Threats

Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base

Up to 100 evacuees have been flagged for further scrutiny during the more comprehensive screening they received at their first stop after Afghanistan.

  • Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: Deadline drama in Kabul; Taliban’s ‘red line’; VP Harris in Singapore; Conference wire latest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

China’s Top Priority In Afghanistan Is Stability, Experts Say

Three miles away from the Kabul airport chaos, it’s business as usual at the Chinese embassy.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
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US Flights Out of Afghanistan Set to ‘Increase Significantly’ as Aug. 31 Deadline Nears

More than 230 Air Force cargo, tanker aircraft are evacuating Americans, Afghans from Kabul.

  • Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: Tensions in Kabul; US activates Civil Reserve Air Fleet; The ISIS effect; Taliban government TBD; FDA approves Pfizer BioNTech’s vaccine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Defense Secretary Orders US Airlines to Help With Evacuation

It's only the third time in history that the U.S. airlines have been mobilized by the military.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: HKIA latest; Resistance in Panjshir; Brutality watch; Marines to Haiti; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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