The Pentagon confirmed Monday it had finished its evacuation mission in Afghanistan. According to the head of the U.S. Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie, the last U.S. planes took off just a minute before midnight Tuesday local time. Tuesday was the deadline President Joe Biden had set to have all Americans and Afghan allies out…

As the United States continues to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies out of Kabul Monday, the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate ISIS-K claimed responsibility for rocket fire targeting the city’s airport. The video above shows the scene in Kabul after the rocket fire, as well as Pentagon officials discussing evacuation efforts. The five rockets missed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military struck back at the Islamic State on Saturday, bombing an ISIS member in Afghanistan less than 48 hours after a devastating suicide bombing claimed by the group killed as many as 169 Afghans and 13 American service members at the Kabul airport. U.S. Central Command said the U.S.…

The threat of another Kabul attack still exists according to U.S. officials. They said more attacks could come ahead of the Tuesday deadline to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan. U.S. evacuations are still underway in the wake of two suicide bomb attacks that killed 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. Those 13 service member…

Gwen’s picks for Thursday, August 26 include: Kabul attacks kill 12 American service members. Pentagon: ISIS-K is behind Kabul attacks. View Shannon’s story here. Biden cancels meeting with Israeli PM. Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump over Capitol riots. Health model predicts 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths.

President Joe Biden announced ISIS-K is responsible for the attack by two suicide bombers in Kabul. ISIS-K, the branch of ISIS in Afghanistan, is a sworn enemy of the Taliban. With the organizations launching attacks on each other, they put civilians at risk of being caught in the crossfire.

President Joe Biden announced Monday the United States’ nearly 20-year combat mission in Iraq will end by the end of 2021. The video above is from a Monday meeting at the White House between President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. “Our shared fight against ISIS is critical for the stability of the region,…