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More than $100 million will go to airports across the country to reduce potential runway incursions, the FAA said Monday More than $100 million will go to airports across the country to reduce potential runway incursions , the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News exclusively. The funding, announced Monday, will be allocated to 12 airports in the wake of a series of close calls involving passenger planes earlier this year. Runway incursions occur when an aircraft, vehicle or person is incorrectly on the protected areas at an airport designated for takeoff. This round of grant money from the agency -- as part of its annual distributions -- will fund projects that will reconfigure taxiways that cause confusion, install better airfield lighting and construct new taxiways to provide more flexibility on the airfield, the FAA said. MORE: Following 'uptick' in airplane close calls, FAA holds safety summit "It's a matter of perspective for pilots most of the time b...

The official answered continuing questions posed by ABC News. ABC News on Wednesday obtained new details after major questions were left unanswered when Biden administration officials on Tuesday said the Taliban had killed the terrorist allegedly responsible for planning the 2021 Kabul, Afghanistan, airport bombing. The attack took the lives of 13 U.S. service members and scores of civilians. A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of the August 26 twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops, at Kabul airport, Aug. 27, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images, FILE ABC News spoke to a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter to get more answers Wednesday morning. Was the U.S. involved, even in indirect ways, such as intelligence-sharing? While officials, such as White House spokesman John Kirby and Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, have publicly stated the U.S. had no role in the Taliban operation that they say killed the ISIS-K leader, it...