A Mission To Give Afghans Democracy Became A Bid To Repair America's Own
The United States inadvertently took on a mission to democratize Afghanistan, and instead undermined democracy at home, as unpopular wars tend to do.
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Workers Are Dying Of Heat Outdoors Without Standards To Protect Them
Farmworkers, construction workers and firefighters are dying from excessive heat on the job. The federal government has no heat standard to protect them, and climate change is making things worse.
A U.S. Veteran Says The Afghans She Served With Believe They're Going To Die
U.S. Army Maj. Kristen Rouse deployed three times to Afghanistan and worked extensively with Afghan partners while she was there. Now, she says, those partners are begging for a way out.
6 Political Takeaways For President Biden From The Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal
The disorganization and confusion of President Biden's full U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan have put him in a political hole.
U.S. Troops Are Arriving Back In Afghanistan To Help With Evacuations
The troops will help get Americans, and Afghans who helped them, out of the country. NPR's A Martínez talks to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about what's going on following the Taliban's takeover.
Taliban Takeover Raises Questions About The National Security Threat To The U.S.
The last time the Taliban were in power, they openly hosted al-Qaida. The group has weakened, but still exists in Afghanistan. So will the Taliban allow extremist groups to operate in the country?
The U.S. Is Rushing To Evacuate Americans And Afghan Allies From Kabul
The United States is rushing to evacuate both Americans and Afghans who worked with the U.S. out of Kabul as the Taliban take control.
Biden's Choices In Afghanistan Were Complicated. So Is The Fallout He Faces
The simple question of whether the U.S. should stay or go was not simple at all. Now Biden's determination to leave Afghanistan has resulted in a bigger mess than he bargained for.
The Biden Administration Faces A Quickly Deteriorating Situation In Afghanistan
NPR's Noel King speaks with Jon Finer, deputy national security adviser, on what the Biden administration did or did not know about the Taliban's strength and strategy in Afghanistan.
Rise Of The Taliban Is A Catastrophic Failure For The U.S., John Bolton Says
NPR's Noel King talks to former national security adviser John Bolton about what the U.S. can do now that the Afghan government has collapsed, and the Taliban have taken over the capital Kabul.