U.S. and NATO Launch Mass Evacuation from Kabul
A large-scale evacuation of allied personnel and at-risk Afghan nationals is under way from Kabul’s Hamid Karzai airport.
Centcom commander General McKenzie boards a C-17 at Kabul airport after a visit to confer with local ground commanders on August 17. The aircraft extracted a number of Afghan nationals deemed to be at risk of reprisals following the Taliban takeover of Kabul. (Photo: U.S. Central Command)
Centcom commander General McKenzie boards a C-17 at Kabul airport after a visit to confer with local ground commanders on August 17. The aircraft extracted a number of Afghan nationals deemed to be at risk of reprisals following the Taliban takeover of Kabul. (Photo: U.S. Central Command)