Yamiche Alcindor

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.@PentagonPresSec John Kirby says "there is still time" for Americans who want to leave Afghanistan and the State Dept is in touch with remaining U.S. citizens. He declined to say whether flights will leave Kabul on August 31, Pres Biden's deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vmsalama: Kirby says that the Pentagon is "not in a position to dispute" reports of civilian casualties in Sunday's US airstrike in Kab… — PolitiTweet.org

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Update from the White House:   From August 29 at 3:00 AM EDT to August 30 at 3:00 AM EDT, a total of approximately 1,200 people were evacuated from Kabul.  Since August 14, the U.S. has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 116,700 people. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MSNBC: LATEST: Flash flood emergency warning continues for Hammond, Ponchatoula and Natalbany communities, north of New Orleans, in Lou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Jacquiecharles: Chef José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen are back where it all began: #Haiti https://t.co/p1uLkRjSrL @WCKitchen — PolitiTweet.org

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin instructed more than a dozen of the department’s top leaders around the world to make preparations for an imminent “mass casualty event,” according to classified detailed notes of the gathering shared with @politico. https://t.co/CHBYx6LDlU — PolitiTweet.org

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WH Press Secretary: President Biden has been briefed on the rocket attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport. He has reconfirmed his order that commanders redouble their efforts to prioritize doing whatever is necessary to protect our forces on the ground. https://t.co/kZrg2tsPXF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonLemire: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — City government says power knocked out to all of New Orleans as Hurricane Ida pummels area. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dougmillsnyt: .@POTUS, @FLOTUS and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin look on during the Dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cspan: President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, @SecDef Austin and others participate in dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @craigmelvin: Thinking about all the folks in Louisiana today. 16 years to the day Katrina hit and now they’re enduring #HurricaneIda’s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MeetThePress: It's “not likely” the U.S. is going to have “on-the-ground diplomatic presence” in Kabul Sept. 1. @SecBlinken: "But what… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MoshehNBC: US forces carry out an airstrike in Kabul: From @CENTCOM Spox: “U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-… — PolitiTweet.org

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials: Drone strikes vehicle with 'multiple suicide bombers' on way to Kabul airport; threat believed eliminated. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JenniferJJacobs: Traveling to Dover for dignified transfer of US troops killed in ISIS bombing at Kabul airport are @POTUS and @FLOTUS… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BerniceKing: #EmmettTill was dehumanized, tortured and murdered by white supremacists 66 years ago today. We must never forget Emmett… — PolitiTweet.org

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Latest alert: “Due to a specific, credible threat, all US citizens in the vicinity of Kabul airport, including the South gate, the new Ministry of the Interior & the gate near the Panjshir Petrol station…should leave the airport area immediately.” 👇🏾 — PolitiTweet.org

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WH latest numbers: From August 28 at 3:00 AM EDT to August 28 at 3:00 PM EDT, a total of approximately 2,000 people were evacuated from Kabul.   Since August 14, the U.S. has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 113,500 people. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @carolynryan: From the Dominican Republic. Family moved to Lawrence, Mass. Did ROTC at Lawrence High. Joined the Marines. Died in Thursd… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: One of the last photos that Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee shared with her family shows her amid the chaos of Kabul, carefully cradlin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonweek: Catch up on our #WashWeekPBS Extra! @yabutaleb7, @ayesharascoe & @sahilkapur joined @yamiche to discuss the FDA approva… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden: “Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours. I directed them to take every possible measure to prioritize force protection, and ensured that they have all the authorities, resources and plans to protect our men and women.” https://t.co/tfWGP2aQli — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @clarissaward: Talking to a woman, a US citizen, who worked as a translator for the US for more than ten years, who was not able to get… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@DeptofDefense has released the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack at Kabul Airport. They are aged between 20 to 31. https://t.co/XMEYGVYM0m https://t.co/wPSStTYZpu — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PentagonPresSec John Kirby: The remains of the 13 service members who were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday are on their way back to the United States. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vmsalama: .@PentagonPresSec says the remains of the 13 service members who were killed in Kabul on Thursday are on their way back to th… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PentagonPresSec John Kirby: “The threat stream is still active, still dynamic. We are still laser focused on that.” He adds: We aren’t thinking for a minute that what happened yesterday gets us in the clear. We believe hitting these targets will have an impact of ISIS-K. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PentagonPresSec John Kirby: We are going to complete this mission by August 31. Nothing has changed about the timeline. — PolitiTweet.org

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Major General Hank Taylor: Two high-profile ISIS targets were killed in last night's airstrike and one was wounded. He adds that the Pentagon will soon release the names of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul attack. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ayesharascoe: Catch up on the latest Washington Week, I was honored to be a part of this really important conversation on Afghanistan h… — PolitiTweet.org