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Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover

By Karl Ritter, Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press

Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan. Except for those who helped Western forces in the country's two-decade war, the message…

EU warns Taliban it has not recognized their regime

By Alicia León, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

The European Union’s top officials warned the Taliban on Saturday that the current conversations being held to secure the exit of as many Afghan evacuees as possible do not mean the bloc is prepared to recognize the new regime.

The U.S. ignored corruption within the Afghan government. Did that lead to its fall?

As the Taliban faces protests and dissent across Afghanistan, William Brangham explores the collapse of the country's government — built and supported by the U.S. and allies for 20 years. For a deeper perspective, Brangham speaks with Sarah Chayes, who…

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Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Merkel traveled to Moscow on Friday, which was the anniversary of Navalny's poisoning with what European officials later identified as a Soviet-developed nerve agent.

Biden postpones Friday plan to head to Delaware home

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The White House announced the schedule change hours before Biden was set to discuss the chaotic evacuation of American citizens and allies from Afghanistan.

WATCH: Pentagon to hold briefing amid evacuations in Afghanistan

By Associated Press

Thousands continued to flock to the airport, braving checkpoints manned by Taliban fighters as they seek desperately to get on evacuation flights out.

'I feel so helpless.' Afghans in the U.S. worry for friends and family back home

By Gabrielle Hays, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Courtney Vinopal

There are some 132,000 immigrants from Afghanistan living in the U.S., and many fear for their family and friends back home following the Taliban's takeover of the country. PBS NewsHour spoke with Afghan Americans about what it's been like to…

Reports of targeted Taliban killings fuel Afghans' fears

By Ahmad Seir, Tameem Akhgar, David Rising, Associated Press

The Taliban say they have become more moderate since they last ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s and have pledged to restore security and forgive those who fought them in the 20 years since a U.S.-led invasion.

WATCH: NATO commits to improving operations at Kabul airport

By News Desk

NATO foreign ministers committed Friday to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of their citizens and of Afghans deemed at risk after the Taliban takeover.

WATCH: Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul 'we will get you home'

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Biden’s comments at a White House news conference came as the U.S. government struggles to ramp up a massive airlift of Americans and other foreigners and vulnerable Afghans, rescuing them from a Taliban takeover of the country.