Tag Archives: Airlifts

The New York Times 10:52 pm on June 1, 2022
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U.S. Will Airlift Baby Formula From Abroad as Shortages Grow Worse

The White House is facing new questions about whether it acted quickly enough after the leading baby formula plant shut down in February.

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The New York Times 3:47 pm on March 31, 2022
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Learning From Our Mistakes With Covid

Responses to a column by Zeynep Tufekci about missteps and the lives lost as a result. Also: What Trump didn’t say before Jan. 6; an airlift for Ukraine.

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The New York Times 10:49 pm on November 11, 2021
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Treasure Hunter Who Got Lost in Yellowstone Must Repay Cost of Rescue

Mark Lantis had to be airlifted by helicopter while searching for treasure buried by the eccentric art collector Forrest Fenn. Three courts have said he has to pay a $2,880 fine.

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The New York Times 6:55 pm on September 7, 2021
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From Afghanistan to the World Cup, Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Steps Up

The Gulf state played a major role in the American airlift, the latest evidence of the small but gas-rich country punching above its weight on the world stage.

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The New York Times 11:45 pm on August 31, 2021
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I Worked With the U.S. I Thought I Would Be Saved.

Thousands of Afghans like me had their hopes for escape from the Taliban dashed when the U.S. completed its withdrawal.

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The New York Times 4:01 pm on August 31, 2021
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Stranded in Kabul: A U.S. Resident Runs Out of Options

Refugee groups say hundreds, and possibly thousands, of green card holders have been left behind.

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The New York Times 4:01 pm on August 31, 2021
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Stranded in Kabul, Afghanistan: A US Resident Runs Out of Options

Refugee groups say hundreds, and possibly thousands, of green card holders have been left behind.

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The New York Times 1:17 am on August 31, 2021
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Blinken’s Speech on Afghanistan: Full Transcript

Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies.

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The New York Times 1:17 am on August 31, 2021
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Transcript of Blinken’s Speech on ‘New Chapter’ in Afghanistan

Shortly after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the secretary of state outlined a plan to use diplomacy to try to extract remaining Americans and Afghan allies.

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The New York Times 11:54 pm on August 30, 2021
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In Afghanistan, an Unceremonious End, and a Shrouded Beginning

The last American flight from Afghanistan left behind a host of unfulfilled promises and anxious questions about the country’s fate.

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The New York Times 3:15 pm on August 28, 2021
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How Veterans Online Are Scrambling to Get People Out of Afghanistan

Using office software, satellite maps and messaging apps, volunteers are acting like digital guide services to helping American citizens and Afghan allies flee the country.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 28, 2021
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A Digital Dunkirk: Veterans Online Scramble to Get People Out of Afghanistan

Using office software, satellite maps and messaging apps, volunteers are acting like digital guide services to helping American citizens and Afghan allies flee the country.

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The New York Times 10:26 pm on August 26, 2021
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At Least 12 U.S. Troops Among Masses of Dead in Kabul Suicide Attack

Bombers struck a huge crowd outside the airport, killing dozens of civilians in the waning days of the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan.

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The New York Times 11:18 pm on August 24, 2021
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How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued? The Number Remains Elusive.

U.S. officials are reluctant to provide an estimate of the one number that matters most in their stream of evacuation updates.

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The New York Times 11:16 pm on August 24, 2021
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Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

In describing evacuation efforts, President Biden has referred to the Berlin airlift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Soviet Union.

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The New York Times 11:05 pm on August 22, 2021
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Chaos Persists at Kabul Airport as Taliban Discuss New Government

The militants engage the former officials Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, as well as Moscow, to seek help in building an “inclusive” government while cementing their rule.

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The New York Times 11:23 pm on August 20, 2021
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Biden Defends Evacuation as Thousands Besiege Kabul Airport

The president cited “significant progress’’ in getting Americans out of Afghanistan. But Afghans linked to U.S. troops and other Western groups fear being left behind.

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The New York Times 3:41 am on August 31, 2020
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The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift

A child was waiting to be flown to Anchorage, but the pilot of a LifeMed Alaska flight could not see the runway at the airport in Igiugig, Alaska, officials said.

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The New York Times 5:54 am on May 19, 2020
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Farm Workers Airlifted Into Germany Provide Solutions and Pose New Risks

Stymied by borders closed by coronavirus restrictions, German farmers decided to fly thousands of seasonal workers into their fields.

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The New York Times 3:19 pm on May 8, 2020
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India Starts Bringing Home Hundreds of Thousands Stranded Amid Coronavirus

Using naval ships and the national airline, the government plans to bring back Indian citizens around the world whose lives have been upended by the pandemic.

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