Japan stops use of 1.63M Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses due to contamination
Japan is suspending use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine after contamination was found in some unused vials.
‘We will hunt you down and make you pay’ Biden says after Kabul airport suicide attacks
The attacks at a Kabul airport killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, Afghan and U.S. officials said.
Bay Area Afghan community reacts to Kabul airport attacks
News spread quickly through the Bay Area Afghan-American community about the suicide bombings that claimed the lives of 13 American service members, and at least 60 Afghans.
Three California families get out of Afghanistan to safety
Three families have made it out of Afghanistan after they went to the country to visit relatives and got stuck there amid the recent chaos.
13 US service members among several killed in Kabul airport suicide attacks
U.S. officials said 13 U.S. service members were among several people killed in a pair of suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport.
ISIS-K: What to know about Taliban rival seen as threat to Afghanistan evacuation
Afghanistan's ISIS-K refers to the 'Khorasan' branch of Islamic State.
Baby pulled over barbed wire-topped wall in Kabul reunited with family, evacuated
The heartbreaking video of the baby being pulled over a barbed wire-topped fence has a happy ending after the child was reunited with family and evacuated from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan evacuation: Up to 1,500 Americans await airlift as threats grow
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation amid warnings of terror threats in Kabul.
Afghan girl born on evacuation flight named for plane
The Afghan girl born on a C-17 military aircraft during an evacuation flight from Afghanistan will forever carry that experience with her. Her parents have named her after the plane's call sign.
2 lawmakers fly unannounced to Kabul amid evacuation, angering US officials
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., both military veterans, flew to the Kabul airport, angering U.S. officials.
California father details evacuation from Afghanistan; relatives left behind
Qiamuddin Safi says it was a difficult and painful journey back home to San Leandro, having to leave behind his father and other relatives.
Biden: Afghanistan evacuations ‘currently on a pace’ to finish by Aug 31 deadline
President Joe Biden said he is holding to the August 31 deadline to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control.
Afghan guard killed in airport gunfire as Taliban insists on US pullout date
The Taliban warned any attempt by U.S. troops to delay their Aug. 31 withdrawal to give people more time to flee would "provoke a reaction."
Kamala Harris says US focus must stay on Afghanistan evacuations
VP Kamala Harris said the U.S. should focus on Afghanistan evacuations and not get distracted by questions over what went wrong in the withdrawal.
COVID-19 booster shots: WHO head calls for global 2-month moratorium
WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a two-month delay on administering COVID-19 booster shots as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality.
Afghan refugees arrive at Fort McCoy
Afghan refugees began arriving at Wisconsin's Fort McCoy Sunday, Aug. 22, officials announced.
Bay Area organizations, universities ramp up efforts to bring Afghan refugees to U.S.
A network of more than 15 colleges and universities have connected with San Jose State University's Human Rights Institute to sponsor Afghan scholars, academics, activists, and journalists and bring them to teach at universities in the United States. Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay is also ramping up efforts to support Afghan refugee resettlement.
Biden says US evacuation from Kabul is accelerating
President Joe Biden plans to provide a public update on Afghanistan later Sunday. Earlier, he met with his national security team.
Sunnyvale Army officer, California sister work to get Afghan human rights activists home
The bad news: The airport in Kabul has been a chaotic scene filled with confusion and gunfire, and Farzana's family has been among those thwarted from getting on a plane.
Biden vows to get all Americans home amid chaotic Afghanistan evacuation
President Joe Biden pledged to evacuate any American currently in Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s takeover, saying, “we will get you home.”