Fearing life under Taliban, many Afghans seek to escape
CBS News’ Holly Williams reports there are concerns that ISIS could use the chaos in Kabul to carry out an attack.
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Maryland governor says state is ready to help Afghan refugees
Governor Larry Hogan says his administration is in contact with the State Department about helping Afghans who fled the Taliban.
11 days in August: How Afghanistan fell
The rapid takeover of Kabul by Taliban fighters, who surged past Afghan security forces and routed the sitting government, shocked the world, most especially the U.S., which saw 20 years' investment of blood and treasure collapse in a matter of days.
Biden scrambles to contain Afghanistan crisis
The Biden administration is working around the clock to monitor and plan for the evolving crisis in Afghanistan. Christina Ruffini has more on the shifting situation.
Understanding how Afghanistan fell to the Taliban
President Biden is defending his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban taking control of the country. Ben Anderson is a journalist and author of the book “No Worse Enemy.” He joins CBSN to discuss why the Taliban’s rapid rise shouldn’t be a surprise, and why U.S. intervention was needed to keep the Taliban at bay.
Afghanistan: A look back at the 20-year war
In nearly 20 years of fighting in Afghanistan, more than 2,400 hundred American service members lost their lives and cost American taxpayers about $1 trillion. Those costs are the results of two decades of decision-making in Washington — decisions that could have changed the outcome of the war, and the future. Elaine Quijano has details.
Air base holding Afghan evacuees filled to capacity
Those Afghan evacuees flown to Ramstein Air Force Base can stay for several weeks, according to U.S. military officials.
How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban
For the past three decades, drought and floods have plagued rural Afghanistan. As a result, farmers have struggled to maintain their crops and livestock, and many people have been left hungry. The Taliban has been exploiting those issues and capitalizing on distrust in the government to recruit members to their ranks. CBS News climate reporter Cara Korte joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Special Report: Biden speaks on Afghan withdrawal
President Biden delivered an update on the ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, calling it "one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history." Jim Axelrod anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett at the White House and national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon.
The cost of the 20-year war in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan has taken thousands of lives and cost the U.S. trillions of dollars. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on the current situation in the country now controlled by the Taliban. Heidi Peltier, the director of the "20 Years of War" project at Boston University, joined CBSN to discuss the costs of the war.
Veterans' crisis calls on the rise
Many U.S. military veterans are troubled by the news out of Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control, and mental health crisis lines have seen an uptick in calls. Lisa Kearney, the director of the Veterans Crisis Line, and Sonya Norman, the director of the PTSD Consultation Program at the National Center for PTSD, joined CBSN to discuss the resources are available for veterans.
Biden vows to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan
As desperation grows around the Kabul airport, President Biden vowed that “any American who wants to come home, we will get you home.” Weijia Jiang reports.
Her family is stranded in Afghanistan amid evacuation scramble
Freshta, a college student in Michigan, fears her Hazara family in Afghanistan could be harmed by the Taliban because of their assistance to the U.S. war effort.
U.S. resumes flights out of Afghanistan after hours-long pause
The temporary suspension occurred after a facility in Doha, Qatar, hit capacity.
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Activist on Biden's Afghan evacuation plan
President Biden spoke Friday about making progress in evacuating Americans, legal residents and Afghan allies from Kabul. Kim Staffieri, the co-founder of the Association of Wartime Allies, joined CBSN with more on the situation for Afghans trying to leave the country with Special Immigrant Visas.
Afghanistan evacuations ramp-up
Evacuations of at-risk Afghans and foreign nationals out of Afghanistan continue to ramp up, although Taliban efforts continue to close off access to Kabul's airport. Roxana Saberi reports on one man's quest to get out of Kabul.
Taliban promises women rights under Sharia law. What's that mean?
Different groups adopt different interpretations of Sharia law, and the Taliban wants the world to believe theirs has changed.
Biden to speak on Afghanistan crisis
President Biden will address the nation Friday regarding the chaotic withdrawal underway in Afghanistan. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joined Laura Podesta on CBSN to discuss the impact of the fall of Kabul on relations with allies and Biden's legacy.
Afghanistan humanitarian crisis under Taliban
The recent conflict in Afghanistan is exacerbating the already dire humanitarian crisis in the country. According to the World Food Programme, about 14 million people in Afghanistan are considered food insecure. Andrew Patterson, the organization's deputy country director for Afghanistan, joins "CBSN AM" live from Kabul to discuss.
U.S. Afghan evacuation flights paused as processing facility full
As tens of thousands of Americans and Afghans hope for a way out, conditions at an air base holding 2,000 people are dire, and the U.S. is looking for new escape routes.
Pressure rises to speed up Afghanistan evacuations
The president met with members of his national security team on Thursday to discuss evacuations on the ground in Afghanistan. Officials say 12,000 people have been evacuated since the end of July. But thousands more remain, and there's increasing pressure on the Biden administration to fly Americans and Afghan allies out safely and as quickly as possible. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Norah O'Donnell report on the latest developments. Then David Morey, task force leader and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, join CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Young Afghan soccer player killed trying to flee on U.S. plane
Mohammad Zaki Anwari was headed for a bright future representing Afghanistan on the soccer field. He died trying to escape the Taliban.
Illegal drug trade thrives under the Taliban, U.N. officials say
Drugs like opium, meth and hashish remain the Taliban's largest single source of income and have a "destabilizing and corrupting effect" in Afghanistan, U.N. officials tell CBS News.
Biden: Swift fall of Kabul wasn't predicted
President Biden says U.S. forces will remain in Afghanistan until every American citizen is out, and in an interview with ABC News he also pushed back on the notion that U.S. intelligence warned of the rapid fall of Kabul. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jang joined Laura Podesta on CBSN to discuss that plus the administration's latest steps on COVID-19 vaccines and mask mandates.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week. Follow live updates here.
Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in
President Trump offered no plan for health care costs, which have been a sticking point in ending a government shutdown, and says it will end when Democrats give in.
Trump administration will use contingency fund to pay partial SNAP benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.
Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89
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Pakistan "will not be the first to resume nuclear tests," official says
President Trump said in an interview with 60 Minutes that "Pakistan's been testing" nuclear weapons.
Trump on cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: "I don't know who he is"
President Trump told 60 Minutes he doesn't know the Binance crypto exchange founder he pardoned. Binance has done business with the Trump family's crypto firm World Liberty Financial.
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Is COVID-19 during pregnancy linked to autism? New study offers clues
A large study from Massachusetts found that babies whose mothers had COVID-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3.
King Charles wants brother Andrew stripped of his final military title
The former Prince Andrew is set to lose his final military title, as King Charles continues shunning his younger brother over historic ties to Jeffrey Epstein.