Taliban says children among the dead; dozens more reported wounded in 2 blasts, including 3 US troops; incident comes after terror warnings and amid mass evacuation efforts

US secretary of state indicates end of month pullout deadline to be met but says work to ensure American's can leave country 'will continue, every day, past August 31'

With fighters patrolling the streets, many Afghans anticipate a repeat of the brutal interpretation of Islamic law that the group implemented when first in power from 1996 to 2001

Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both military veterans, say visit was to push to extend August 31 evacuation deadline; White House said to be furious

Iranian aviation organization says evacuation flight stopped in Mashhad for refueling, has since landed in Kyiv

Amid chaotic US withdrawal, Ahman Massoud, who leads force in only province yet to fall to Islamist group, vows 'staunch resistance' if power-sharing agreement rejected

Secretary of Defense activates rarely-used Civil Reserve Air Fleet; the 18 civilian aircraft will transport people from American military bases in Gulf states to Europe and the US

'Please let us on,' a man pleads while waving a passport through a bus window; Taliban said to be stopping and harassing those trying to leave Afghanistan

Fighters opposing the Taliban recapture several rural districts north of Kabul, as the White House asks commercial airlines to help transport refugees

Deaths come as perceived threat from IS affiliate in Afghanistan has seen US military planes take defensive measures upon landing and taking off