BREAKING Fire reported at Kabul airport amid evacuation

A fire has apparently broken out at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, amid ongoing evacuation efforts. Video footage shows a cloud of smoke rising from the airport. Now – Kabul airport pic.twitter.com/nC0kSFBqBb — Muslim Shirzad (@MuslimShirzad) August 23, 2021 News of the blaze broke on Monday evening local time. Little is known about…

The Pentagon has ordered commercial U.S. airlines to assist with U.S. evacuation efforts from Afghanistan

U.S. activates commercial planes to aid evacuees after Afghanistan. The United States will use 18 commercial aircraft to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, moving them from temporary locations after they have landed from Kabul, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The move highlights the difficulty Washington is having in carrying out the…