World Aug 15 Life in Afghanistan remains dire 2 years after collapse of U.S.-backed government By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi
World Jan 01 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Ukraine shoots down dozens of Russian drones attacking Kyiv In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv on New Year's Eve with drones and missiles, a bomb exploded near a military checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, at least nine people died in a New Year's stampede…
World Jan 01 Bomb blast kills several people at Kabul military checkpoint, Taliban says A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul's military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: European Union inflation hits 10 percent, Cubans protest lingering power outage In our news wrap Friday, the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices and overall inflation soaring across the European Union, rare public protests have broken out in Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian and Congress gave final…
World Sep 30 Suicide bomber targets Kabul education center, killing 19 A Taliban spokesman says a suicide bomber has killed 19 people and wounded 27 at an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital. The bomber hit while hundreds of teenage students inside were taking practice entrance exams… By Ebrahim Noroozi, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press
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 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 02 Watch 5:10 U.S. drone strike on al-Qaida’s leader raises questions about terrorist group’s future By Nick Schifrin A U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri last weekend in Afghanistan raises questioned about where this leaves the terrorist group and the Taliban's role in harboring him. Nick Schifrin returns with a deeper look at al-Zawahri's background… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 12:02 Biden’s national security adviser on Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, killing of al-Qaida’s leader President Biden on Monday announced a U.S. operation that killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the 71-year-old leader of al-Qaida who was an integral part of the 9/11 attacks. It came as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, escalating tensions with China. Jake… Continue watching
Aug 02 How the U.S. tracked and killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The seeds of the U.S. counterterrorism operation that killed al-Qaida's leader were planted over many months. Continue reading