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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

17 Aug 2021

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Aug 17, 2021

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Kabul airport chaos as Taliban seize city

Thousands of Afghans crowded Kabul airport as Taliban take control ending Western backed rule. At least seven died amid chaos as evacuees clung to a jet and gunfire rang out while U.S. and allied forces expanded evacuations and halted all flights.

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Kabul Afghanistan UGC Associated Press Taliban U.S America Joe Biden Biden International Committee of the Red Cross United Nations Antonio Guterres Pentagon John Kirby Kirby Turkish Airlines Senol Celik Ashraf Ghani Pakistan United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Beijing Moscow Sergei Lavrov
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Afghanistan by the Numbers Claiming the Long War Toll and Costs

A data driven overview shows U S combat mission in Afghanistan as the longest war with tens of thousands of deaths including 2448 U S service members and 47245 Afghan civilians. The piece cites costs debt financed at 2 trillion dollars and projected interest up to 6 5 trillion by 2050 plus veteran related costs over 2 trillion.

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U.S Afghanistan America Congress United States Linda Bilmes Harvard University Kennedy School Brown University Iraq NATO Harry Truman Lyndon Johnson George W. Bush
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Hamid Karzai Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Arsla Jawaid Geraldine Byrne Nason Ireland U.N. Security Council Mohamood Qaderi al-Qaida Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Senate Finance Committee Bilmes
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