Aug 31 EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors cope with refugees By Samuel Petrequin, Mike Corder, Associated Press European Union justice and home affairs ministers have pledged to support Afghanistan's neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe. Continue reading
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 31 The last American troop leaves Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Thousands of troops had spent a harrowing two weeks protecting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and others seeking to escape a country once again ruled by Taliban militants. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Biden praises Afghanistan evacuation, defends departure from ‘forever war’ By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Twenty-four hours after the departure of the last American C-17 cargo plane from Kabul, Biden vigorously defended his decision to end America's longest war and withdraw all U.S. troops ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. 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 4:34 News Wrap: U.S. Education Department investigating mask mandate bans in 5 GOP-led states In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it is investigating five Republican-led states that have banned universal indoor masking. The European Union has advised its member nations to reinstate travel restrictions for American tourists. The entire… 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 2:06 Remembering the U.S. service members who lost their lives during the Afghanistan exit By PBS NewsHour We close Monday's NewsHour by remembering the 13 American service members who were killed last week during the terror attack in Kabul, Afghanistan — losing their lives during the effort to help U.S. and Afghan allies flee in the wake… Continue watching
Aug 30 Taliban celebrate as U.S. troops leave Afghanistan By Kathy Gannon, Tameem Akhgar, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The U.S. departure marked the end of a massive airlift in which tens of thousands of people fled Afghanistan, fearful of the return of Taliban rule after the militants took over most of the country and rolled into the capital… Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Pentagon says some Americans unable to leave Afghanistan By Associated Press The Pentagon says that some Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were unable to make it to the Kabul airport to board U.S. evacuation flights before the complete evacuation of U.S. forces. Continue reading