A Global Response | India
By Andray Abrahamian and Tom Babington
“I made it inside the airport!” exclaimed the American citizen. “We’re in the terminal waiting for our flight!”
“I’m so glad, that’s excellent news! I’m going to mark down that...
A Global Response | Germany
By Scott Robinson
When Embassy Berlin Political Officer Salman Khalil encountered an injured, traumatized man among the thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Khalil knew he had to help. The...
A Global Response | Kuwait
By Stephen Kochuba
Like many American embassies and consulates around the world during the late days of summer 2021, Embassy Kuwait was working creatively to advance U.S. diplomatic engagement despite the persistent challenges of the...
A Global Response | Qatar
By Michael Pointer
Embassy Doha played a pivotal role in the largest noncombatant evacuation process in history—Operation Allies Refuge (OAR). Over a four-week period, some 58,000 evacuees passed through Qatar, were housed on U.S. bases,...
A Global Response | Diplomatic Security
By Patrick Martel
The call came a few days before Kabul was surrounded by the Taliban. Law and order had deteriorated in Afghanistan, and the U.S. embassy’s regional security office (RSO) was in the middle...
A Global Response | Goforth
By Damon Goforth
Damon Goforth, a consular-coned Foreign Service officer, initially traveled to Kabul on a temporary duty assignment from the Department of State Operation Center’s Crisis Management and Strategy (CMS) office to assist with...
A Global Response | Kabul | Lali
By Noorulhaq Lali
For the past 16 years, I have worked with Coalition Forces and, for the last seven years, as part of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan’s Political and Human Resources (HR) sections. The...
A Global Response | Kabul | Andaya-Nauts
By Anne Claire D. Andaya-Nauts
Anne Claire D. Andaya-Nauts arrived in Kabul, July 14, to serve as the special assistant to the Executive Office. She had previously served at Embassy Kabul in 2017-2018, and closely followed...
A Global Response | Kabul | Zeng
By Tao Zeng
In the final days before the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan closed its doors, a small group of embassy employees who remained behind could often be found transporting classified files, embassy-branded office supplies,...
A Global Response | Afghanistan
Introduction by Ross Wilson
American diplomats and soldiers showed extraordinary bravery, commitment, and dedication in service to the United States and the Afghan people during the tumultuous days in Afghanistan this summer—from the Aug. 15-16...
