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Chobani Founder & CEO Hamdi Ulukaya joins "CBS Mornings" to announce the Tent Coalition for Afghan Refugees, a group of more than 30 companies pledging to create economic opportunities for Afghan refugees as they start their lives in America.
"I am a fighter, and I will always be a fighter inside and outside the ring," the boxing star said in a speech.
"Every choice we make is the beginning of change," the K-pop superstars said, kicking off "Leaders Week" at the U.N. General Assembly.
Only on "CBS Mornings," the first eyewitness account from a U.S. Marine who was wounded in the terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members during the chaotic American evacuation from Afghanistan. David Martin reports.
Thousands of Afghan refugees have been taken to Qatar, where concerns remain high over the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. The Biden administration says it plans to admit about 50,000 Afghan refugees to the U.S. But the process of leaving the country is complicated and full of twists and turns, even for people with dual citizenship. Christina Ruffini reports.
One Pittsburgh woman is working to tell the stories of Asian-American icons who are left out of history books. She's doing all that with cookies. Adriana Diaz caught up with baker Jasmine Cho before the pandemic to show us how these historical trailblazers are being deliciously remembered.
The Republican Party has seen a decline in support among Asian Americans. Politico reporter Catherine Kim has been covering the issue and joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN's "Red & Blue" with details.
As an interpreter serving in Afghanistan, Zalmay Niazy became a target of the Taliban, and applied for asylum in the U.S., where he'd settled among the Iowa cornfields. But when his application was turned down, the townspeople of Iowa Falls fought back.
The bestselling author, host of "Top Chef" and "Taste the Nation," and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador talks about overcoming the traumas of sexual assault, the injuries of a serious car accident, and a diagnosis of endometriosis, and about how "your scars really make you who you are."
Afghan Americans are fearful for family and friends who have not found a way out of Afghanistan as chaos unfolds. Jonathan Vigliotti spoke to a family about their fears.
