Processing Evacuees News Today

At dusk, the plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the south side of the airport. the first blast, a suicide bomb, near abbey gate. the second explosion outside the baron hotel, where the british have been processing evacuees. at the white house, the stars and stripes was lowered for the 13 us military personnel also killed. inside, a president under pressure promised revenge. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the president promised to continue ...

The other at a hotel used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness�* account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere. i cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent. 13 us military personnel were killed in the attack, the dea...

Processing evacuees. at the white house the stars & stripes work lowered for the 13 us service personnel also killed. inside, a president under pressure promised revenge. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the president promised to continue the us airlift in these last few days with the deadline looming but for britain it is almost at an end. it has now closed its evacuation handling centre at the airport. no new claims will be processed. at about a:...

Just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other at the baron hotel, used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness account. me and my group waited for more ...

For hour after hour, well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at a gate crowded with civilians, the other at a hotel used as a centre for process...

For hour after hour well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in the cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other a...

This, the scene of yesterdays deadly suicide attack. just outside the airport. clothes and belongings strewn across the ground, the remnants of more than 90 people killed. many more were wounded. men, women and children who were hoping to get on a flight to freedom, never imagining that some of them would be leaving like this. and seared on the memories of those who survived. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security wounded everywhere. i...

Some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other at the baron hotel, used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of peo...

In kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at abbey gate crowded with civilians, the other at the baron hotel, used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack...

Forces there that can process the right people that come to those gates all the time. >> im still confused here. youve got a u.s. embassy thats sending out an alert, telling american citizens in kabul, "do not come to the gate if you want to get out of here because the security situation, as john described, is too threatening." yet, youre saying you should come to the gate. >> i did not say you should come. what i said was that there are military forces at the gate. they have the ability to cont...