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US says up to 1,500 Americans await airlift as threats grow

by Ellen KnickmeyerMatthew Lee
| August 26, 2021 5:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan amid growing warnings Thursday of terrorist threats targeting the Kabul airport as President Joe Biden's deadline for withdrawing troops fast approaches.

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