Aug 25 Watch 11:57 Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani on the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Last August, the Taliban swept into Kabul after conquering the country at a torrid pace. Afghan security forces did not resist, the American withdrawal was thrown into further chaos, and the Afghan government dissolved in hours. Ashraf Ghani, the country's… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:19 Afghans who fled their homes during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal reflect on the last year By Nick Schifrin, Valerie Plesch, Enrique Huaiquil The U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August caused hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee their homes. More than 76,000 of them were evacuated to the U.S., with most entering on humanitarian parole, allowing them to live… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 8:18 Bestselling Afghan novel ‘The Kite Runner’ is adapted for Broadway By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi It’s a tale that strikes at the heart of Afghan American identity, a generation of people who fled the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan to the U.S. and started over, watching painfully as their former homeland is torn apart. "The Kite… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Federal judge considers releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge in Florida says he's inclined to release the affidavit behind the search of former President Trump's estate with redactions, the UN calls for demilitarizing a nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll… Continue watching
Aug 18 Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing rises to 21, police say By Rahim Faiez, Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital says the toll from a mosque bombing the previous evening has risen to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 10:10 U.S. allies in Afghanistan fear for their lives under Taliban rule By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Hundreds of thousands of Afghans worked with the U.S. government and military, but most still remain in Afghanistan at risk of being persecuted by the Taliban. The U.S says many are trying to obtain special U.S. immigrant visas. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani is target of a criminal investigation involving 2020 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia involving the 2020 election, China’s military launched new drills around Taiwan, William Ruto won Kenya's presidential election, Brittney… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 9:03 Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi It was a year ago on Monday that the Taliban completed its conquest of Afghanistan, capturing Kabul and sending the nation into yet another spiral of turmoil after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO allies. Now, one year… Continue watching
Aug 15 Afghanistan marks anniversary of Taliban takeover By Rahim Faiez, Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press The Taliban are marking a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 4:28 One year after evacuating Afghanistan, teen refugee pursues musical dreams By Student Reporting Labs This month marks one year since the U.S. withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghan nationals since last August. Now, one teen refugee is pursuing her musical dreams thanks to a… Continue watching