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"I was not going to extend this forever war," President Biden said from the White House, "and I was not extending a forever exit."
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Some Afghans are welcoming their new rulers, while many others remember the excesses of the harsh ideology the Taliban enforced when they last seized power in the 1990s.
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Two of the 13 service members killed in last week's bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan were based at North Carolina military installations.
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The final evacuation flight brought to a close the longest war in U.S. history. The withdrawal leaves the future of Afghanistan in disarray and uncertainty under renewed Taliban rule.
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Sunday's ceremony marked the first time as president that Biden had traveled to Dover to witness the return of fallen U.S. service members.
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On Monday, Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul was the target of a rocket attack, capping off a tense weekend in Afghanistan.
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The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
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The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives.
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ISIS-K had claimed responsibility for the attack at the Kabul airport. President Biden vowed, "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay."
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A regional Islamic State affiliate is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S. says ISIS-K has long planned attacks on its personnel in the country.