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Baby handed to U.S. soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing
Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves in a chaotic crowd outside the Kabul airport when a U.S. soldier asked if they needed help.
Nov. 8, 2021, 4:10 AM PST / Source: Reuters
By Reuters
NEW YORK — It was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on Aug. 19 in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when a U.S. soldier, from over the tall fence, asked if they needed help.
Fearing their two-month old baby Sohail would get crushed in the melee, they handed him to the soldier, thinking they would soon get to the entrance, which was only about 16 feet away.
But at that moment, Mirza Ali said, the Taliban — which had swiftly taken over the country as U.S. troops withdrew — began pushing back hundreds of hopeful evacuees. It took the rest of the family more than a half hour to get to the other side of the airport fence.
Once they were inside, Sohail was nowhere to be found.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/baby-handed-u-s-soldiers-chaos-afghanistan-airlift-still-missing-n1283437
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ublished: June 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Updated: June 22, 2021 at 4:50 PM
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SAN ANTONIO – A Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston U.S. Army Soldier was found dead late Friday night on base, according to JBSA officials.
Spc. Craig Boylston, a 38-year-old Army Reserve member who was on active duty for training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, was found in his car outside of his on-post lodging, officials said.
Boylston, who was from El Paso, had been a member of the military for more than 11 years. He had been assigned to the Medical Center of Excellence training brigade since March as a dental specialist. Officials say he was training to reclassify as a behavioral health specialist.
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/06/21/us-army-soldier-found-dead-on-jbsa-fort-sam-houston-military-officials-say/