Nov 12 Qatar agrees to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Qatari counterpart say Qatar will serve as the "protecting power" for the United States in Taliban-run Afghanistan. Qatar will handle consular services for American citizens. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 9:05 Dover Air Force Base chaplain reflects on the ‘forever’ sacrifice of America’s longest war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Last Sunday, President Joe Biden witnessed the repatriation of American service members killed in Afghanistan. As it has for the last 20 years, Delaware's Dover Air Force Base hosted dignified transfers. The solemn, quiet rituals are led by Dover’s chaplains… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 12:32 Gerson and Capehart on Afghanistan exit, jobs report, Texas abortion ban Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Texas' restrictive new abortion law, the latest jobs report and how the president is facing the Afghanistan exit blowback. Continue watching
Sep 03 As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., Southeast Asian American advocates urge more support By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Many Vietnamese, Lao, Hmong, and Cambodian Americans see their own families’ journeys to America in the voyage Afghans are making now. Continue reading
Aug 28 Most NATO countries end Afghanistan mission as airlifts wane By Associated Press Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift that Western leaders acknowledged was still leaving many of… Continue reading
Aug 27 UNHCR says half a million more may flee Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.N. refugee agency is gearing up for as many as half a million people or more to flee from Afghanistan in a “worst-case scenario” in the coming months. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Blinken gives remarks on Americans remaining in Afghanistan By Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation, with six days to go before President Joe Biden's deadline for completing the airlift from Kabul airport. Continue reading
Aug 25 2 U.S. lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts Biden administration fury By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the chaotic evacuation stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Aug 24 Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul By Jonathan Lemire, Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Biden keeps to Aug. 31 Kabul evacuation deadline despite criticism By Robert Burns, Jonathan Lemire, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a risky airlift of Americans, endangered Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Continue reading