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U.S. Embassy In Kabul Tells Staff To Destroy Sensitive Material And Evacuate

3:42pm August 13, 2021

by Greg Myre

A memo obtained by NPR lays out the emergency preparations being made by American diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul — including the destruction of sensitive documents and computers.

Mortars hit a restaurant in the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday night, according to Iraqi officials. The embassy is seen here earlier this month.

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National

Mortar Attack Damages Part of U.S. Embassy Compound In Baghdad

11:05am January 27, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"This is a fairly regular occurrence, small rocket attacks or mortars fired into the Green Zone, but they very rarely actually hit the embassy. This one did," NPR's Jane Arraf reports.

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An American flag is designed in flowers near the entrance to the new American Embassy in Jerusalem, which is scheduled to open on Monday. It is a controversial move.

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Politics & Government

U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv Prepares A Monday Move To Jerusalem

7:33pm May 10, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The relocation of the embassy has sparked celebration and outrage. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. No other countries have embassies there.