Oct 03 Bomb at Kabul mosque kills 5 civilians, Taliban say By Samya Kullab, Associated Press An apparent roadside bomb went off at the gate of the sprawling Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul at a time when a memorial service was being held for the mother of chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Five people were killed,… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 8:05 How Seattle’s Vietnamese community is helping Afghan refugees By Mike Cerre The swift fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban and the refugee crisis in the conflict-torn nation is a painful reminder to many Vietnamese-Americans, many of whom were forced to leave their nation after Saigon fell in 1975. Special… Continue watching
Sep 29 WATCH: Austin, Milley and McKenzie testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By News Desk Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Army Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about issues surrounding the end of the Afghanistan war. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:35 Milley, military leaders contradict Biden on support for complete Afghanistan withdrawal The end of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan was a "strategic failure," according to the assessment of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Gen. Frank McKenzie, who runs… Continue watching
Sep 25 Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics By Associated Press Taliban officials initially brought four bodies to the central square in the western city of Herat, then moved three of them to other parts of the city for public display, said Wazir Ahmad Seddiqi, who runs a pharmacy on the… Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Pakistan prime minister says world must strengthen Taliban government instead of isolating it By Associated Press Imran Khan told the annual United Nations General Assembly that the only way to stabilize Afghanistan is to support the Taliban government and hold it accountable. Continue reading
Sep 24 To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Since taking control over the country last month, the Taliban have restricted older girls' access to secondary school and have named an all-male Cabinet with no women. Continue reading
Sep 22 Taliban face uphill battle in efforts to speak at U.N. meeting By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The Taliban are challenging the credentials of the ambassador from Afghanistan’s former government and asking to speak at the General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders this week. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 9:36 As Biden touts American democracy, here are the issues allies want U.S. to deliver on By Nick Schifrin, Yamiche Alcindor President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first speech to the United Nations as part of its annual general assembly. Biden touted diplomacy and the endurance of democracy as he faces tensions with old allies, and global challenges, like COVID… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: White House continues deporting Haitian migrants in Texas as Dems decry move By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration stepped up deportations of Haitian migrants gathered in Del Rio, Texas, on the border with Mexico. Johnson & Johnson says a booster for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine triggers a strong immune response. Continue watching