Evacuations resume after attack in Kabul

A day after a suicide bomber killed more than 170 people, desperate Afghans returned to the Kabul airport hoping to be on one of the last evacuation planes out. Charlie D’Agata shares more.

• Aug 27, 2021
• 2:23

Here's how to help Afghan refugees

Organizations across the globe are working to address Afghanistan's growing humanitarian emergency. Here's how you can get involved.

• Aug 27, 2021

Officials warn another attack in Kabul is likely

President Biden’s national security advisers warned him that another attack in Kabul is “likely.” The attack that left more than 170 dead, including 13 U.S. service members, has fueled criticism of the withdrawal. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Aug 27, 2021
• 3:42

What's next for Afghan refugees?

Evacuation flights out of Kabul, Afghanistan, resumed after a deadly suicide bombing outside the city's airport Thursday. Thousands of refugees have already arrived in the U.S. with more expected. Ahmadullah Sediqi, a former Afghan interpreter and Special Immigrant Visa ambassador with No One Left Behind, joined CBSN to discuss what comes next for these refugees and for those still in Afghanistan.

• Aug 27, 2021
• 9:05

Biden vows retaliation after Kabul attack

President Biden vowed retaliation against the people who carried out suicide bombings around the Kabul airport. Nancy Cordes shares the latest.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 2:33

Pentagon: More attacks likely before evacuation ends

The Pentagon warned that more attacks against American forces and Afghans are likely before the evacuation is over. David Martin has more on what the military expects.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 1:37

Some Afghan refugee children are arriving in the U.S. unaccompanied

U.S. immigration officials have designated at least 34 Afghan children as unaccompanied minors, sending some of them to government shelters for undocumented migrant youth.

• Aug 27, 2021

What evacuees need to do to enter the U.S.

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14, but few Afghans have actually entered the U.S. Stef Kight, a political reporter with Axios, explains the steps people leaving Afghanistan need to take to get into the country.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 3:58

ISIS-K claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack

Hours after the U.S. warned of an imminent attack, bomb blasts tore through the packed crowds around the Kabul airport, killing U.S. service members and Afghans. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility. Charlie D’Agata reports.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 3:49

Some Afghans to get U.S. "humanitarian parole"

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is authorizing an immigration tool known as "humanitarian parole" to allow some at-risk Afghans to enter the U.S. without a visa. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to explain how the process works.

• Aug 25, 2021
• 5:18

Afghan evacuees taken to U.S. military base

CBS News went inside Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where U.S. troops and local volunteers are working to process and care for around 8,000 Afghan refugees. Holy Williams reports.

• Aug 25, 2021
• 3:16

How Afghan refugees are resettled once in the U.S.

The White House says more than 21,000 people have been flown out of Afghanistan in 24 hours. Many of them are being temporarily housed at U.S. military bases until they are officially resettled into American life. Jina Krause-Vilmar, president and CEO of Upwardly Global, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with her insight.

• Aug 24, 2021
• 7:52

DHS seeks help with Afghan relocation

Citing a humanitarian crisis, the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday asked U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees to volunteer in the effort to relocate at-risk Afghans who helped the United States during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details.

• Aug 18, 2021
• 6:45

Afghan refugees left in limbo

The Biden administration says it is working as quickly as possible to process Special Immigrant Visa applications for Afghans who worked with the U.S., but thousands are waiting in limbo. The Washington Post's diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details from her reporting on refugee advocates accusing the administration of moving slowly for months due to concerns over political backlash.

• Aug 19, 2021
• 8:07

U.S. using humanitarian tool to admit at-risk Afghans without visas

The move will allow the U.S. government to authorize the entry of certain vulnerable Afghans, including those who helped American forces but whose visa applications remain pending.

• Aug 24, 2021

Governor Larry Hogan on vaccine approval

President Biden is calling on local and state leaders to step up their vaccine requirements after the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer vaccine. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan talks to “CBS This Morning” about his state's plans and why he's ""ready and willing"" to accept Afghan refugees.

• Aug 24, 2021
• 7:14

How are Afghan refugees being processed by the U.S.?

Providing refuge to Afghans who assisted the American war effort is a rare immigration policy with broad public support, including among Republicans, according to CBS News polling.

• Aug 24, 2021

Maryland governor says state is ready to help Afghan refugees

Governor Larry Hogan says his administration is in contact with the State Department about helping Afghans who fled the Taliban.

• Aug 22, 2021
• 6:57

Analysis of Biden's remarks on Afghanistan

President Biden spoke Friday about the evacuations currently underway in Afghanistan, saying progress is being made. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke with Omar Villafranca on CBSN to break down the president's most recent remarks.

• Aug 20, 2021
• 3:04

Bahrain opens airport to refugees, Americans

Around 3,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan on Thursday as the U.S. starts flying others to Qatar and Bahrain. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Doha while CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN with new details on the chaotic situation as thousands of Americans and Afghan aides try desperately to escape Taliban rule.

• Aug 20, 2021
• 11:00

U.S. ambassador to the U.N. on Afghanistan

The Taliban is selling itself as a new, more moderate Taliban that would respect women's rights and not retaliate against those who fought against them. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield talks to “CBS This Morning” about those statements and the humanitarian crisis.

• Aug 18, 2021
• 5:14

Evacuations resume at Kabul airport

Evacuation flights out of Afghanistan resumed Tuesday after the military regained control over Kabul's international airport, which was overrun by crowds attempting to flee the Taliban a day earlier. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, and Los Angeles Times' White House reporter Eli Stokols join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the White House is defending itself against criticism over its exit strategy and the latest on President Biden's domestic agenda.

• Aug 17, 2021
• 17:14

Efforts to help Afghan refugees ramp up

Thousands of Afghan nationals are searching for a way out of the country as the security situation on the ground quickly unravels. In the U.S., many organizations are ready to help welcome refugees. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service president and CEO Kris O'Mara Vignarajah joins "CBSN AM" with more.

• Aug 17, 2021
• 4:30

Taliban gains ground near Afghan capital

The Taliban captured a key city near Afghanistan's capital on Thursday. Ghazni is the tenth provincial capital in the country to fall to the extremist fighters. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Kabul. Then Christina Goldbaum, a New York Times reporter in Afghanistan, joins CBSN to discuss what the loss of this city means for Afghan government forces.

• Aug 12, 2021
• 13:15

Migrant apprehensions at U.S. border hit 21-year high

More than 200,000 migrants were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in July, marking a 21-year high. Among them, thousands are testing positive for COVID. Mireya Villarreal reports from the southern border.

• Aug 10, 2021
• 2:17

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