Truth behind Trump claims about U.S. troops deaths in Afghanistan
Government data shows while there was an 18-month period with no U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan, Trump was not in office for all of this time.
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Congress back in session, shutdown looms
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill Monday as a government shutdown deadline looms. Congress has until Oct. 1 to fund the government. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Report on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
House Republicans have released a report on 2021's U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, largely blaming the Biden administration for alleged failures during the withdrawal. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the report.
GOP-led House panel says Biden administration misled public on Afghanistan exit
The House Foreign Affairs Committee details the panel's yearslong investigation into the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal in a forthcoming report.
Himes: Biden came to office with "binding agreement" on Afghanistan
Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Biden did not come to office with an agenda on Afghanistan, as Republicans have alleged, but he came to office with a "binding agreement negotiated by President Trump."
McCaul: Afghanistan investigation will continue after election
House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the GOP-led investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal will continue "well after the election." The committee is releasing a report on Monday based off their findings.
Open: "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 8, 2024
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," in the wake of a forthcoming GOP report on Afghanistan, House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul discusses its findings with Margaret Brennan. Plus, Brennan speaks with former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.
Harris campaign hits Trump on Taliban deal after Afghanistan criticism
In a statement, the Harris campaign says Trump's Taliban deal "set a virtually impossible deadline" for the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Afghan women dare to sing out in online protests against Taliban laws
The U.S. says Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are trying to "complete the erasure of women" from society, but Afghan women refuse to be erased quietly.
Several Gold Star families defend Trump's cemetery visit, criticize Harris
The former president responded to Harris with a series of short videos from the families, including those that did and did not formally invite him to attend the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
JD Vance says Kamala Harris "can go to hell" over Afghanistan withdrawal
The Ohio senator's attack stemmed from an "incident" during former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
Afghan women silenced, terror groups rise after 3 years of Taliban rule
Three years after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, women have been silenced and terror groups are regaining a foothold.
Taliban issues ban on women's voices
The Taliban has banned Afghan women from showing their faces and from singing or reading out loud in public under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws. Here's what to know.
Marking 3 years since Kabul Airport attack
The White House is marking three years since an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. soldiers in an attack outside Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Watch: Biden's full press conference
During his first official press conference, President Biden announced a new goal of having 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within his first 100 days in office. He also said he plans to run for reelection in 2024. Mr. Biden took questions from reporters on a variety of topics, including the migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, voting rights, the Senate's filibuster rule, and withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Watch the press conference and
Marking 3 years since Afghanistan withdrawal
Thursday marks three years since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. And at Bagram Airbase, once the center of America's war to unseat the Taliban and topple al-Qaeda, the Taliban held a parade showcasing abandoned U.S. and NATO military hardware. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins to discuss the current state of the country and some of the major changes since the U.S. left.
Ex-Afghan official on U.S. withdrawal
Thursday marks three years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Taliban marched straight into the capital of Kabul and has been in control of the country ever since. Nasir Andisha, permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, and a former deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, joins "America Decides" to reflect on the withdrawal.
U.S. Kabul withdrawal three years later
Sam Vinograd, A CBS News national security contributor and former counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security, breaks down how she remembers the U.S. response when Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021.
Refugee breakdancer disqualified from Paris Olympics for cape
Team Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or "b-girl Talash," was disqualified from the first-ever Olympic breaking competition on Friday.
Last-place sprinter uses Olympic stage to be "voice of Afghan girls"
Kimia Yousofi's story is a bracing illustration of how these trips to the Olympics aren't always about winning and losing.
These Afghan cycling sisters escaped the Taliban to compete in Paris
When Fariba and Yulduz Hashimi started cycling in Afghanistan, they had to do it secretly. Their goals at the 2024 Olympics go way beyond the medal podium.
Floods hammer Afghanistan, with storms blamed for at least 40 deaths
One aid agency boss says deadly floods show why "climate-induced disasters in Afghanistan ought to be cause for grave concern," as they're likely to keep killing.
Julian Assange to plead guilty to U.S. charge
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act. A federal grand jury indicted Assange in 2019 on 18 counts over his alleged role in leaking classified government information about U.S. military action in Iraq and Afghanistan. CBS News Justice Department reporter Rob Legare has more.
1,000 days after Taliban ban on girls in school, the resistance lives
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers bar girls over 12 from receiving a formal education, but some brave young women refuse to accept the draconian edict.
McKenzie: Afghanistan withdrawal "one the worst negotiating mistakes"
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of the U.S. forces in the Middle East, writes in a new book that the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which was negotiated under former President Donald Trump and implemented under President Biden, was "one of the worst negotiating mistakes by the U.S." Both presidents, McKenzie tells "Face the Nation," shared a policy objective of leaving Afghanistan, regardless of the consequences."
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One of 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. has died, Trump says
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot a few blocks from the White House on Wednesday, and a suspect identified as an Afghan national is in custody.
Second National Guard member shot in D.C. is "fighting for his life," Trump says
President Trump told reporters Thursday evening that 20-year-old Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuries in the Washington, D.C., shooting.
Trump administration orders green card "reexamination" from "countries of concern"
The review comes after an Afghan national who arrived in the U.S. in 2021 was arrested in the shooting of two National Guard members.
D.C. National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan. Here's what we know.
A 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been identified as the suspected shooter in the ambush that wounded two National Guard troops in D.C., officials say.
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 94 as 3 people are arrested
A deadly blaze ripped through bamboo scaffolding on a multi-tower housing estate in Hong Kong, killing dozens of people and leaving hundreds more missing.
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" the D.C. shooting suspect reportedly worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
Shark kills woman, seriously injures man at beach in Australia
A bystander helped the pair on the beach, but the woman died at the scene. A paramedic said the bystander's first aid might have prevented a double fatality.
Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after conviction overturned
Jimmie Duncan was released on bond in Louisiana after evidence used to convict him in the murder of his former girlfriend's daughter was discredited.
Meet the NFL's only brother-sister duo right now
Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith and his sister, Ashley, are currently the NFL's only brother-sister duo.