With no evacuation flights, Afghans weigh risky overland trips to borders

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WASHINGTON — As the last United States troops prepared to leave Afghanistan, Hussain, a U.S. passport holder who worked with the US military, scrambled with his six daughters through Taliban checkpoints to the gates of Kabul airport for several days in a row, hoping to catch a flight to safety.

 

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