Aug 20 ‘I feel so helpless.’ Afghans in the U.S. worry for friends and family back home By Gabrielle Hays, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Courtney Vinopal There are some 132,000 immigrants from Afghanistan living in the U.S., and many fear for their family and friends back home following the Taliban's takeover of the country. PBS NewsHour spoke with Afghan Americans about what it's been like to… Continue reading
Aug 20 Reports of targeted Taliban killings fuel Afghans’ fears By Ahmad Seir, Tameem Akhgar, David Rising, Associated Press The Taliban say they have become more moderate since they last ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s and have pledged to restore security and forgive those who fought them in the 20 years since a U.S.-led invasion. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: NATO commits to improving operations at Kabul airport By News Desk NATO foreign ministers committed Friday to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of their citizens and of Afghans deemed at risk after the Taliban takeover. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul ‘we will get you home’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden’s comments at a White House news conference came as the U.S. government struggles to ramp up a massive airlift of Americans and other foreigners and vulnerable Afghans, rescuing them from a Taliban takeover of the country. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 8:03 Thousands of Afghans can’t access the airport. Those who can recall Taliban threats, abuse By Jane Ferguson As more American and allied flights leave the capital of Afghanistan Thursday, an ever-growing panic descends on the city. More American troops and marines arrived, but despite U.S. efforts, Taliban fighters are hindering movement toward the Kabul airport, leaving thousands… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 8:16 Evacuating Afghans who helped U.S. a ‘high priority,’ national security official says For a senior perspective from the Biden administration on the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and U.S. response and support of evacuation efforts, Judy Woodruff is joined by Jon Finer, the deputy national security advisor. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 10:32 What went wrong in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan? Two lawmakers weigh in As more American and allied flights are leaving the capital of Afghanistan Thursday, an ever-growing panic descends on the city. More American troops and marines arrived, but despite U.S. efforts,Taliban fighters are hindering movement toward the Kabul airport, leaving thousands… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Man behind Capitol bomb threat surrenders after 5 hour police standoff In our news wrap Thursday, a North Carolina man claiming to have a bomb in his truck parked outside the U.S. Capitol surrendered after a 5 hour standoff with police. COVID vaccinations in the U.S. hit their highest levels in… Continue watching
Aug 19 Toyota slashes production as pandemic strains supply chain By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press In North America, Toyota said it expects August production to be slashed by 60,000 to 90,000 vehicles. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price says U.S. struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles By Associated Press The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems. Continue reading