Aug 17 Watch 8:53 Can the Taliban be trusted to keep their promise of reasonable rule? Two experts weigh in To make sense of the Taliban's plans for Afghanistan, Lisa Desjardins speaks to Ali Jalali, a former minister of the interior who served in the Afghan National Army. He's now a professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:19 Despite Taliban promises, Afghan women fear losing their freedoms and lives By Stephanie Sy, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Layla Quran The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan, many of whom gained new freedoms over the past 20 years, is now among the most important priorities now that the Taliban have taken over. With the help of author Gayle Tzemach… Continue watching
Aug 17 EU eyes talks with Taliban but no plans to recognize them By Lorne Cook, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Talking after chairing a meeting Tuesday of EU foreign ministers, Borrell said "it's not a matter of official recognition, it's a matter of dealing with" the Taliban. Continue reading
Aug 17 NATO chief says Afghan leaders are responsible for military collapse By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country's armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 13:25 Inside the desperate, dangerous scramble to evacuate Kabul as Taliban seizes control Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban and the frenzy for Afghans and diplomats trying to flee the country reached a fever pitch Monday. Additional U.S. troops are on their way to help with evacuations as the Taliban retake power 20… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 5:44 Does the fallout in Afghanistan hurt American credibility? To examine the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and how it impacts U.S. interests and credibility, Judy Woodruff speaks to Laurel Miller, former deputy and then acting U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2013 to 2017. She's now director… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 6:35 Desperate Afghans try to flee as government collapses, Taliban take control By PBS NewsHour Afraid for their lives and futures, thousands of Afghans are trying to flee Kabul, scrambling to get visas and flights out of the country as Taliban takes control of the country. Several countries, including the U.S., are trying to get… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 5:34 After 20 years, Taliban is set to return to power in Afghanistan By PBS NewsHour The Taliban is set to return to power in Afghanistan, 20 years after being ousted by U.S.-led military operations. What will Taliban 2.0 look like for Afghans? For more on what kind of government will take over from the Ashraf… Continue watching
Aug 15 ‘I don’t think anyone saw this happening so quickly’: Taliban takes Afghan capital of Kabul By PBS NewsHour President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday as the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul nears completion, sparking global concerns of the future of the country. Special Correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what the government’s collapse, and withdrawal of… Continue reading
Aug 15 Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses By Associated Press Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. Continue reading