Tag: Afghanistan

Afghans cling to military planes in an attempt to flee Taliban takeover

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

KABUL, Afghanistan / CNN — Commercial airlines are rerouting flights to avoid the airspace over Afghanistan as the country falls to the Taliban, disrupting passenger services to India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates. On Monday, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, and Flydubai all announced changes to flights to or over Afghanistan, saying that they would monitor the situation as chaotic scenes unfolded at the main airport in Kabul, the nation’s capital. Hundreds of Afghans flooded the tarmac and large crowds were seen clinging to the outside of military planes. Another...

Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11

Written by Marco Island Mortgage Syndicated User on April 15, 2021. Posted in Marco Island Mortgage, Mortgage Marco Island.

CNN – President Joe Biden announced his decision to end America’s longest war on Wednesday, saying the conflict with Afghanistan no longer aligned with America’s priorities. The president said he would withdraw US troops before Sept. 11, which will be the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that launched the war in the first place. “War in Afghanistan was never meant to be a multigenerational undertaking,” Biden said during his remarks from the White House Treaty Room, the same location from which President George...