Sep 05 Watch 4:56 In the wake of Afghanistan withdrawal, a U.S. veteran reflects on service there By PBS NewsHour Last week’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rapid takeover, and the ensuing death, chaos and confusion left many reeling. For some of the millions of U.S. service members who served there, the withdrawal has come with mixed feelings and worry… 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 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
Aug 31 Watch 7:04 Biden defends Afghanistan exit again as Taliban declares victory over U.S. By Yamiche Alcindor Tuesday brought a moment to take stock of two decades in Afghanistan as President Joe Biden addressed the nation to mark the end of America's longest war. Biden once again forcefully defended the decision to withdraw and claimed a messy… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:30 What's left behind in Afghanistan after 'heartbreak' of U.S. departure By Jane Ferguson The final flight of American troops left Afghanistan just before midnight on what is now Tuesday, August 31, in Kabul, after 20 years of war. The U.S. airlifted more than 120,000 American civilians and Afghan allies from Kabul, but thousands… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 13:44 How veterans helped extract Afghan allies in face of 'inconsistent' evacuation plan By Jane Ferguson As the Afghanistan withdrawal began, thousands of images of people scrambling to escape Afghanistan surfaced. Tonight, the NewsHour looks at a Herculean effort by former U.S. service members, diplomats and private citizens to help afghans leave the country. Jane Ferguson… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 5:43 U.S. launched second drone airstrike against ISIS-K By PBS NewsHour The U.S. carried out its second drone airstrike on Sunday, which targeted a suspected bomb vehicle.With the US withdrawal to be complete this week, there are looming questions about stability in the region. Kirsten Fontenrose is the Director of the… Continue watching
Aug 29 US says drone kills suicide bombers targeting Kabul airport By Kathy Gannon, Lolita C. Baldor, Tameem Akhgar, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The airstrike came as the United States winds down a historic airlift that saw tens of thousands evacuated from Kabul’s international airport, the scene of much of the chaos that engulfed the Afghan capital since the Taliban took over two… Continue reading
Aug 28 US drone strike kills 2 Islamic State members in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it killed two members of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate with a drone strike in the group’s eastern… Continue reading
Aug 28 Most NATO countries end Afghanistan mission as airlifts wane By Associated Press Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift that Western leaders acknowledged was still leaving many of… Continue reading