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After U.S. Withdrawal In Afghanistan, Tough Questions Await Biden Administration
President Biden met with national security officials by video conference this morning to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Diplomats Scramble To Evacuate Now-Shuttered Embassy In Kabul
The Taliban are at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is shuttered. A small group of U.S. diplomats are now working out of a makeshift office at Kabul's airport.
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'Taliban' Author Fears Threats To Civil Society Progress Made By Afghans
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ahmed Rashid, author of the book Taliban: The Story of Afghan's War Lords.
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Pentagon To Send 1,000 More Troops To Aid Afghanistan
An additional 1,000 troops will be heading to Kabul to assist in evacuation efforts. This will boost the overall expected numbers to some 6,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Republican Of House Foreign Affairs Committee On Taliban Takeover
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the dramatic events taking place in Afghanistan.
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Journalist In Kabul Says City Is Quiet, Internet Intact — For Now
NPR speaks with journalist Ali Latifi about the latest in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Kabul Student Sees Families On Edge Amid Taliban Takeover
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Aisha Khurram, a student at Kabul University, about what she is seeing in the city as it falls to the Taliban.
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Military Analyst: U.S. Trained Afghan Forces For A Nation That Didn't Exist
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with analyst Jason Dempsey about why, after years of U.S. military training and billions of dollars, the Afghan military has proven unable to stand up to the Taliban.
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Former Canadian Ambassador To Afghanistan On Efforts Protect Kabul's Vulnerable
NPR speaks with Chris Alexander, Canada's former ambassador to Afghanistan, about efforts to evacuate Afghans from Kabul amid a Taliban takeover.
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Afghan Diaspora Protest In D.C. As Afghanistan Falls To Taliban
Washington, D.C., was one of several U.S. cities where members of the Afghan diaspora and their supporters gathered Sunday, while the Taliban closed in on Kabul.
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President Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
President Biden met with national security officials by video conference this morning to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Embassy Staff Relocate To Kabul Airport Where Security Worsens
Taliban fighters have entered Kabul after a swift country-wide offensive.