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 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 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 Food in Afghanistan could run out this month, U.N. official says By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press About one third of the country's population of 38 million is facing "emergency" or "crisis" levels of food insecurity, according to the local U.N. humanitarian coordinator. Continue reading
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 31 The Taliban now face the challenge of governing a nation of 38 million people By Kathy Gannon, Tameem Akhgar, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The challenges the Taliban face in reviving the economy could give Western nations leverage as they push the group to fulfill a pledge to allow free travel, form an inclusive government and guarantee women's rights. Continue reading
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 30 Watch 8:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Afghanistan exit, COVID-19 NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss the latest political news, including the end of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, how Republican politicians and voters may react to Afghan refugees, and… Continue watching