Afghans who helped the U.S. military blocked from reaching American soil
More than 40,000 Afghans approved for travel after helping the U.S. are stuck in limbo.
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Suspect in Kabul airport bombing in court
The alleged mastermind of the 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan appeared in court Wednesday after being extradited to the U.S. CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Suspect in 2021 Kabul airport bombing extradited to U.S., faces judge
Mohammad Sharifullah was allegedly one of two masterminds behind the Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 American service members.
ISIS-linked suspect in 2021 Kabul bombing arrested
The alleged mastermind of a deadly 2021 terror attack at a Kabul airport that killed 13 U.S. service members was arrested in Pakistan and appeared Wednesday in federal court in Virginia. Scott MacFarlane has details.
Alleged bombing mastermind in U.S. custody
The man allegedly behind the 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan appeared in court on Wednesday after being extradited to the U.S. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule
More than three years after the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab visited Kabul to see what life is like under Taliban rule.
Inside Kabul over 3 years after U.S. withdrawal
The United Nations warned that President Trump's freeze on humanitarian aid will hit Afghan women especially hard. An official said 1,200 could die within three years, because of the loss of reproductive health services. More than three years after the U.S. withdrawal, Imtiaz Tyab returned to the country, finding remnants of two decades of war and some hope for better relations in the future.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The chief prosecutor of the U.N.'s International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for the Taliban chief for suspected crimes against humanity.
Biden celebrates foreign policy moves
President Biden addressed the State Department to tout his foreign policy achievements during the past four years. This comes as major conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine threaten U.S. national security. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports and Mike Lyons, a retired major in the U.S. Army, has more on Biden's assessment.
American Ryan Corbett's family says he's freed in Taliban prisoner swap
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of 2 Americans in a prisoner exchange. Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them.
Taliban releases 2 Americans in prisoner swap
The Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for one of its own, who was serving a life sentence in the U.S. for drug trafficking and terrorism. One of the Americans to be freed, according to his family, is Ryan Corbett, who was abducted by the Taliban while on a business trip in August of 2022. The Taliban, which runs Afghanistan's government, is holding at least two other Americans.
Taliban deputy rebukes education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure says the group's leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls.
Hegseth on fall of Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) asked Pete Hegseth about the fall of Afghanistan and the U.S. withdrawal of military personnel in 2021. Hegseth criticized the Biden administration's handling of the operation, blasting the U.S. reliance on the Taliban for security measures.
Trump enters final week of transition process
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are headed for Capitol Hill as confirmation hearings begin Tuesday. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Nancy Cordes report.
Biden called families of 3 Americans held by Taliban to give them update
President Biden spoke by phone Sunday with the families of three Americans held by the Taliban, Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces questions on chaotic and deadly exit from Afghanistan; New Jersey officials want more information released publicly on mysterious drones.
2 highway crashes in Afghanistan leave dozens dead, dozens more hurt
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman says.
Blinken defends Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified in a House hearing on the chaotic and deadly 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still searching for answers. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more details.
Patel reacts to Wray resignation announcement
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has said he will nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the position. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
Blinken defends Afghanistan withdrawal at contentious House hearing
The secretary of state's testimony comes months after Republicans issued a scathing report on the Biden administration's handling of the exit from Afghanistan.
Protesters disrupt Blinken testimony
Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he testified Wednesday before a House panel about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. See the moment.
Kabul explosion kills Afghan Taliban regime's minister for refugees
Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a minister in Afghanistan's de-facto Taliban government and a member of a notorious family, was among those killed in an explosion in Kabul.
U.S. veteran helps sneak Afghans to safety
In the years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. veterans and citizens have fought to help Afghans left behind, even hatching a daring fake wedding plot to help hundreds escape.
How an Afghan family facing threats put its trust in a U.S. veteran
A veteran helmed a daring plan to help Afghans escape the Taliban after the U.S. withdrawal. The plan relied on a fake wedding and homemade boarding passes.
Meet the Americans rescuing Afghans left behind after U.S. withdrawal
In the years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. veterans and citizens have fought to help Afghans left behind, even hatching a daring fake wedding plot to help hundreds escape.
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