Politics Sep 24 WATCH: Biden says peace still possible in Mideast and Ukraine conflicts in farewell UN address By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
World Sep 16 UN: Taliban suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress. By Riazat Butt, Associated Press
Politics Sep 11 WATCH: Harris slams Trump for Taliban negotiations Vice President Kamala Harris defended President Joe Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan in response to a debate question on whether she, as vice president, bore any responsibility for the way the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan played out. By Vivian Hoang
World Sep 10 Watch 7:23 Family of fallen Marine speaks candidly about their son, Afghanistan and 2024 politics Thirteen American military service personnel were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The service members were killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul's airport during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lisa Desjardins discussed… By Lisa Desjardins, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi
Politics Sep 10 WATCH: Troops killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing receive Congressional Gold Medal The top Republican and Democratic leaders for both the House and Senate spoke at a somber ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, hailing the lives and sacrifices of the service members. By Stephen Groves, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Sep 09 Watch 6:15 House GOP blames Biden for chaotic Afghan exit while ignoring Trump administration’s role By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn House Republicans blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, accusing the White House of ignoring Afghan, allied and military advice and conducting a subsequent coverup. The White House called the report partisan… Continue watching
Sep 09 WATCH: House GOP holds briefing as they release report blaming Biden for Afghanistan withdrawal By News Desk and Associated Press The partisan review lays out the final months of military and civilian failures, following Trump's February 2020 withdrawal deal, that allowed America's fundamentalist Taliban enemy to sweep through and conquer all of the country even before the last U.S. officials… Continue reading
Sep 09 House Republicans release report blaming Biden for chaotic end to U.S. war in Afghanistan By Farnoush Amiri, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Earlier probes have concluded former President Donald Trump — who made the deal with the Taliban agreeing to withdraw U.S. forces — shares blame. Continue reading
Sep 04 House GOP subpoenas Blinken to testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said Secretary Antony Blinken is unable to testify on the dates proposed by the committee as he will be traveling for diplomatic work, and claimed the committee denied “reasonable alternatives.”… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:56 Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban’s brutal repression, 3 years after U.S. withdrawal By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi This week marks three years since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO allies from Afghanistan. It also marks three years of intensifying repression of women under the Taliban regime in what the UN has described as a "striking erasure… Continue watching