Nov 25 Watch 8:04 Former head of Saudi intelligence recounts America's longstanding ties to Afghanistan By Nick Schifrin It's been three months since the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan, but America's involvement there didn't begin after Sept. 11, 2001. It began decades earlier, after the Soviet Union invaded that country in 1979 and the U.S. began working… Continue watching
Nov 22 Amid lost jobs, middle class Afghans slide into poverty By Lee Keath, Associated Press Many Afghan families who once had steady, stable incomes have plummeted into desperation, uncertain of how they will pay for their next meal. Continue reading
Nov 17 Afghanistan on the brink of `humanitarian catastrophe,' UN envoy says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press But she told the U.N. Security Council that a humanitarian catastrophe “is preventable,” saying the main cause is financial sanctions on the Taliban, who took over the country Aug. 15. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearing on Afghanistan as Taliban urges U.S. to ease sanctions By News Desk Laurel Miller, director of the Asia Program of the International Crisis Group and former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker are expected to testify. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 8:16 Aid groups struggle to continue humanitarian aid for starving, injured Afghans By Jane Ferguson Winter has come to Afghanistan, and brought with it a skyrocketing need for aid to millions of desperate Afghans. International humanitarian groups are working to stave off widespread hunger, while providing other services under a Taliban regime widely considered a… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 4:02 How Maine is welcoming Afghan refugees By Hari Sreenivasan The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops in August triggered a massive humanitarian crisis in the country as thousands of Afghans fled. Now Maine is one of many states welcoming some of the 50,000 Afghan refugees… Continue watching
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
Nov 05 Watch 4:18 Dwindling aid, crumbling economy and ISIS add to Afghans' hardships under Taliban rule By Jane Ferguson It's been nearly three months since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and the country is in economic and humanitarian free fall. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson was in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal in August, and has returned to report on… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Senate Republicans block voting rights bill for the fourth time in 2021 In our news wrap Wednesday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked consideration of a voting rights bill for the fourth time this year. The U.N. human rights office is blaming Ethiopia's government and Tigray's rebels for extreme brutality in their… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 6:10 What we know about Taliban rule in Afghanistan, classified documents about the U.S. war By Jane Ferguson, Layla Quran It's been two-and-a-half months since the Afghan government's collapse and the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Since the U.S. withdrawal, the country's economy has cratered, and a major humanitarian crisis is underway. The threat of famine looms and the hard afghan… Continue watching