Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Prince Harry, Meghan and royal family making 'very little progress' at reconciliation, author claims
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) -- More than one year after stepping down from their royal roles and moving to America, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are "thriving," a...
Aug 31, 2021
US family trapped in Afghanistan successfully escapes with just days to go before deadline
Armend Nimani/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department announced Friday that it had made contact with 500 U.S. citizens who still needed to be evacuated from Afghanistan. Among them was t...
Aug 30, 2021
Living in Afghan war zone, fleeing the country takes toll on mental health
KeithBinns/iStock(New York) — Bombings, death, and uncertainty -- life in Afghanistan has become a nightmare for many Afghans looking to escape the country they call home. Waheed Arian, a doctor...
Aug 29, 2021
Amid Afghanistan chaos, refugee vetting process is sound: OPINION
grynold/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- In recent weeks, we have watched harrowing images of desperate Afghan men, women and children attempt to escape Taliban rule. For 20 years, the United States made promise...
Aug 28, 2021
Special agents tasked with emergency response in Afghanistan: ANALYSIS
Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency/ Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- When the U.S. Embassy in Kabul closed, the last individuals to secure it were not civilians or even U.S. military, but the quiet a...
Aug 28, 2021
'Very small number' of Afghan evacuees flagged for concern by CBP at bases around the world
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a "very small number" of Afghan evacuees have been "flagged for concern" during their vetting and screening at milita...
Aug 27, 2021
Family of youngest woman elected to Kandahar City Council escapes after Taliban takeover
Aleksandra Tokarz/iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Sarina Faizy, 23, just graduated from William & Mary with a master's in international law, and she said she'd hoped to celebrate with her family -- ...
Aug 27, 2021
Amid Afghanistan crisis, civil war rages in Ethiopia
omersukrugoksu/iStock(ETHIOPIA) -- As chaos envelops Kabul after Afghanistan's government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, horrific stories and heartbreaking images also pour out of Ethiopia....
Aug 27, 2021
US special operations vets carry out daring mission to save Afghan allies
guvendemir/iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- With the Taliban growing more violent and adding checkpoints near Kabul's airport, an all-volunteer group of American veterans of the Afghan war launched a fin...
Aug 27, 2021
Afghan citizens, refugees face uncertain future as explosions recall country's violent past
Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- When Waheed Arian heard of the two bombings out Kabul's airport in Afghanistan, he rushed to call his family members to ensure that they were ...
Aug 26, 2021
