NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Matt Aikens in Kabul about Thursday's deadly explosions at the airport as thousands were in line, hoping to evacuate.
The Pentagon laid blame on ISIS militants for explosions and gunfire at the Hamid Karzai airport and an adjacent hotel. At least 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians were killed.
Now that the Taliban are back in power, aid agencies in Afghanistan are bracing for an uncertain future — and hope to maintain the progress they've made over the past two decades.
There were two explosions Thursday outside Kabul's airport, where thousands of people have been gathering for days trying to get out of the country and to safety following the Taliban's takeover.
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Jane Ferguson, PBS NewsHour special correspondent who is on the ground Qatar, about the U.S. and its allies rushing to evacuate eligible people from Afghanistan.
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mary Ellen McGroarty, director at the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, about the challenges of providing assistance for vulnerable groups in Afghans.
The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. The news raises concern of a supply shortage as Japan tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a surge in cases.
An expectant Afghan mother went into labor aboard a military flight to Germany. Upon landing at Ramstein Air Base, medical personnel rushed aboard the C-17 and helped the mother deliver a baby girl.