Sep 03 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. helps with Afghan refugee resettlement By Associated Press Defense Department press secretary John Kirby and Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck will hold a media briefing at 11 a.m. Eastern today. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: Mayorkas says U.S. could admit more than 50,000 people from airlift By Ben Fox, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security says the government expects to admit more than 50,000 people into the country from the Afghanistan airlift. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $3 billion in COVID vaccine production In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration pledged a $3 billion investment in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine supply chain. First-time claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. have fallen to a new low during the pandemic. Calmer winds in… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 11:21 Taliban's 'fragmented' leadership puts aid efforts for Afghan civilians, refugees at risk Even before the U.S. left Afghanistan, many of the 38 million people who live there were in dire need. Now, with the Taliban in charge, the job of aid groups is much harder. An unknown future awaits the tens of… Continue watching
Sep 02 U.S. defends strike that Afghan family says killed 6 children By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Sharply conflicting accounts have emerged of a drone strike the U.S. unleashed earlier this week, just a day before completing its troop pullout from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Pentagon's John Kirby and Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters hold briefing after Afghanistan exit By Associated Press With the U.S. involvement in the war over and all American military out of the country, Biden is grappling with the prospects of a new relationship with the Taliban. Continue reading
Sep 02 Here's who Americans blame for U.S. failures in Afghanistan By Laura Santhanam The chaotic evacuation of more than 120,000 Americans, U.S. allies and Afghans from Kabul seems to have cost President Joe Biden significant public approval as the nation nears the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 02 'They lied to us': Those left in Afghanistan say U.S. broke promises By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Hundreds of American citizens and green card holders are stranded in the Afghan capital. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 11:20 Taliban members have vastly different ideas to govern Afghanistan. Which will prevail? Two days after the last American troops left Afghanistan, Taliban rulers are struggling to keep the country functioning. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department is trying to secure the remaining Americans and Afghan allies' exit. As the world waits to see… Continue watching
Sep 01 WATCH: State Department holds a briefing after U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.S. State Department held a briefing on Wednesday after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Continue reading