U.S. and its allies Friday stepped up evacuation efforts from the Afghan capital, Kabul, where thousands of desperate people ringed the airport
KABUL, Afghanistan — Faced with mounting criticism of its chaotic exit from Afghanistan, the U.S. and its allies Fridayfrom the Afghan capital, Kabul, where thousands of desperate people ringed the airport even as a semblance of normality returned to other parts of the city.
Afghans who attended Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque clamor to greet Khalil Haqqani, leader of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network.Men listen to Mohammad Shafiq Khatib give a sermon Friday in Kabul.
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