A U.S. Intelligence Report Fails To Pinpoint COVID's Origins
After a 90-day review, U.S investigators did not turn up any clear answer on whether the coronavirus hopped from an animal to a human — or somehow escaped from a lab.
National Security
What We Know About The Kabul Attack And The U.S. Response
Dozens are dead, including several U.S. service members, after a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport. President Biden says the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies will continue.
What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack
A regional Islamic State affiliate is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S. says ISIS-K has long planned attacks on its personnel in the country.
Threats Persist As The U.S. Plans To Continue Evacuations From Kabul
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Joseph Votel about the threats of additional attacks as the U.S. is finalizing its evacuation mission.
Biden Vows To Strike Back After Attack Kills 13 U.S. Service Members In Kabul
Thursday's attack in the Afghan capital Kabul killed dozens of people. What does the attack mean for the U.S. evacuation efforts in the Afghan capital, and for U.S. national security?
The Group ISIS-K Claims Responsibility For The Deadly Kabul Attack
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas London, ex-CIA chief of Counterterrorism for South and Southwest Asia, who is familiar with the group ISIS-K, which is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Biden Vowed A Response To Kabul Attacks In Address To Nation
Thursday, President Biden pledged the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will go on after an attack by ISIS-K killed 12 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghan civilians.
How The Attacks In Kabul Will Impact Evacuations From Afghanistan
President Biden is standing firm on the pledge to "limit" the duration of the evacuation mission in Kabul, but says it will be completed.
Rep. Chabot, Part Of The Subcommittee Overseeing Afghanistan, Weighs In On Attacks
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Congressman Steve Chabot, a ranking member of the foreign affairs subcommittee overseeing Afghanistan, about Thursday's bombings and President Biden's speech.
Reporter In Kabul Describes Airport Explosions
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.