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Explosions At The Kabul Airport Have Killed And Injured U.S. Troops, Afghans

5:20pm August 26, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

Pentagon officials have been briefing reporters on Thursday's deadly attacks in Afghanistan. U.S. Marines were among those killed in two explosions outside the Kabul airport.

Dozens Dead After Kabul Airport Explosion

4:38pm August 26, 2021

Dozens of people — including several U.S. troops — are dead and even more have been wounded after explosions at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A Sort Of 'Digital Dunkirk,' American Citizens Are Stepping In To Help Afghan Allies

4:38pm August 26, 2021

by Steve Walsh

As chaos at the Kabul airport continues, Afghan allies are increasingly desperate to flee. They're reaching out to friends, volunteers and veterans groups ahead of the U.S. evacuation deadline.

"This is an active threat," White House press secretary Jen Psaki, pictured here in March, told reporters as the hack started to spread. "Everyone running these servers ... needs to act now to patch them."

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China's Microsoft Hack May Have Had A Bigger Purpose Than Just Spying

4:38pm August 26, 2021

by Dina Temple-Raston

China broke into tens of thousands of email accounts in January. Now officials fear the breach wasn't just about spying. It was to build the next generation of artificial intelligence.

U.S. soldiers enter a compound for a security meeting in Shah Joy District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan in the fall of 2010.

Watching Afghanistan Fall Reminds These Veterans Of Who They Left Behind

8:26am August 26, 2021

by Paige Pfleger

U.S. veterans reflect on their time in Afghanistan as they watch the Taliban take power, uncertain of the fate of the people they know from their time at war.

Reps. Bennie Thompson (right) and Liz Cheney, joined by fellow committee members, speak to the media after a July 27 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Jan. 6 Select Committee Probe Expands To Trump And Top Officials In A Wave Of Demands

8:50pm August 25, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a wave of record requests to eight federal agencies, including any communications by Rudy Giuliani and Ivanka Trump.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a Wednesday press conference at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi said lawmakers divert resources from evacuations in Afghanistan by traveling to the region.

Pelosi Condemns 2 Lawmakers For Taking A 'Secret' Trip To Afghanistan

6:01pm August 25, 2021

by Elena Moore

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Peter Meijer, R-Mich., for traveling to Kabul, characterizing the choice to enter the region as "deadly serious."

The Supreme Court Reinstated Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy For Asylum-Seekers

4:39pm August 25, 2021

by James Fredrick

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a ruling to continue the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy, which forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

A Focused Look At Abdul Ghani Baradar, Who (For Now) Leads The Taliban

4:39pm August 25, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carter Malkasian, historian and former adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, about Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar and his talk with the CIA director.

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The U.S. Has 1 Week To Complete Its Evacuation Mission From Kabul

7:58am August 25, 2021

President Biden says he's determined to end the U.S. airlift by his Aug. 31 deadline. The Taliban are hardening their positions. They say Afghans will no longer be allowed to leave the country.