The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan scrambling to evacuate nationals from Afghanistan amid tensionsTOKYO - The Japanese government on Friday scrambled to evacuate nationals and local staff at its embassy and other Japanese entities from Afghanistan, officials said, amid heightened tensions in the war-torn country following deadly explosions near the international airport in Kabul.Seeing Friday as the limit for the Self-Defense Forces to operate safely ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, Japan is ramping up e…READ FULL ARTICLE
