Afghanistan evacuation

A Canadian military flight has evacuated more than 500 people from Kabul as the Taliban harden the deadline for the international air bridge operating out of the airport. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a tweet on Tuesday…

<!-- -->Afghanistan Evacuation: The US effort will involve 18 commercial aircraft. (File)Washington: The dramatic evacuation of people fleeing Afghanistan will involve a US military-civilian alliance that dates back to 1951 but which…

Elite members of the Canadian military’s special forces unit are operating outside the perimeter of the Kabul airport as senior officials warn the situation on the ground is “increasingly dangerous.” In a telephone briefing with…

Global Affairs Canada is purging content from its websites and social media platforms in what officials say is a bid to protect Afghans at risk of reprisal from the Taliban. But some of the content being removed or hidden also…

President Joe Biden says the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan’s capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it beyond the Aug. 31 deadline he set before…

The United States will use 18 commercial aircraft to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, moving them from temporary locations after they have landed from Kabul, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The move…

Canada’s minister of immigration says that the country’s current evacuation effort in Afghanistan, which to date totals the rescue of over a thousand refugees, is “nothing short of miraculous” given the current logistical…

<!-- -->Afghanistan crisis: The US military is currently in control of Kabul's airport. (File)Brussels: "It's mathematically impossible" for the US and its allies to evacuate tens of thousands of their Afghan personnel and families by…

Two Canadian military aircraft taking part in the Afghanistan evacuation efforts are being “reconfigured” amid efforts to fit on as many people fleeing the Taliban takeover as possible. Canadian Forces members on the ground are…

Canada will accelerate processing the families of interpreters and others who supported its mission in Afghanistan to quickly evacuate as many approved people as possible, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Friday.…