Conor Finnegan
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Biden embraces Trump accords, but struggles with his withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal amid growing threat
Biden still prefers diplomacy to deal with Iran's nuclear program, Blinken said. → Read More
US pushes diplomacy, prepares sanctions as Ethiopia launches new offensive in brutal war, risking famine
The worsening fighting puts millions of lives at risk amid reports of famine-like conditions and severe food insecurity. → Read More
US investigating reported cases of 'Havana syndrome' in Colombia ahead of Blinken visit
The reports are particularly notable because Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Bogotá this month, the Colombian Foreign Ministry announced last week. → Read More
Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 evacuated from Afghanistan
An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-senator Joe Biden during a congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan in 2008 has been evacuated from the country. → Read More
Biden admits historic low number of refugees, outside of Afghan evacuees
In the 2021 fiscal year, the U.S. admitted its lowest number of refugees in the program's over 40-year history, according to newly released State Department data. → Read More
Biden and China's Xi plan to meet virtually this year after aides' 'meaningful,' substantive' talks
President Biden and China's Xi plan to meet virtually this year after their top aides held 'meaningful,' substantive' talks amid high tensions over Taiwan, trade, more. → Read More
Taliban official's comments on education, jobs fuel more fears for Afghan women's rights
Fears for women's and girl's rights and education in Afghanistan were fueled further by a top Taliban official's comments Tuesday. → Read More
Key takeaways from Blinken's Capitol Hill testimony on Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced more than five hours of questions on Monday from members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He faces Senators Tuesday. → Read More
Blinken meets with unaccompanied Afghan children at Ramstein Air Base
For the scores of other separated and unaccompanied Afghan children, finding close family members to reunify them with is now a challenge. → Read More
Chartered evacuation flights 'need to move,' says Blinken, but US facing 'limits' in pressing Taliban
Chartered evacuation flights from Afghanistan 'need to move,' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, but he added the U.S. is facing 'limits' in pressing the Taliban. → Read More
Blinken denies Taliban holding Americans 'hostage' as US struggles to help those left behind
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday denied a GOP congressman's claim the Taliban was holding Americans "hostage," keeping them from leaving on chartered planes. → Read More
9-month-old Afghan girl dies after evacuation flight to US
A 9-month old Afghan girl flying on a U.S. evacuation flight to Philadelphia died Wednesday night, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. → Read More
Inside State Department officials' scramble to rescue Americans, Afghan partners
An inside look at the efforts by State Department officials scrambling to rescue Americans in Afghanistan, and their Afghan partners. → Read More
Possible case of 'Havana syndrome' in Vietnam delays Vice President Harris' visit
A possible case of "Havana syndrome" in Vietnam delayed Vice President Kamala Harris' visit on Tuesday. → Read More
Inside Kabul airport, lack of food and water, high heat, big crowds drive 1 family to leave
Sources describe chaos, desperation as officials struggle to evacuate thousands. → Read More
Taliban pose threat to Afghan cultural heritage as they sweep back into power
When previously in power, the Taliban destroyed much of the Afghan culture. → Read More
Taliban fighters hunting blacklist of Afghan officials, US-trained forces: Private intel report
The U.S. has received the report from the U.N., but cannot confirm its findings. → Read More
US diplomats warned of Afghanistan's collapse in dissent cable last month
The cable urged the department to begin evacuating Afghan allies. → Read More
An Afghan family's harrowing account of getting to Kabul's airport
On his third attempt to evacuate, "Khan" made it out of Kabul on Wednesday and detailed the troubles of getting his family to the airport as Taliban patrol the streets. → Read More
Afghanistan updates: Taliban seize control, US continues chaotic evacuation
The Afghan government has crumbled to Taliban rule, and the U.S. military is racing to evacuate diplomats and civilians from an increasingly chaotic Kabul airport. → Read More