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Kabul evacuations drop as terror threat intensifies

By Mike Brest
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Kabul evacuations drop as terror threat intensifies

Evacuations out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have slowed down as multiple governments warned of a possible terror attack.

U.S. and coalition forces evacuated 13,400 people on 91 flights from 3 a.m. on Aug. 25 to the same time a day later, according to a White House official. There were 17 U.S. military flights carrying 5,100 evacuees during the same time frame.

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