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Afghan evacuations continue in bombing’s aftermath

By Mike Brest
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Afghan evacuations continue in bombing’s aftermath

The United States and coalition forces are continuing to evacuate foreigners and at-risk Afghans after two bombers killed more than a hundred people on Thursday.

Collectively, around 12,500 people were evacuated on 89 flights from Hamid Karzai International Airport between Aug. 26 at 3 a.m. to the same time the next day, according to a White House official, a time frame that included the terror attack at the airport.

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