Taliban tightens grip as extremists cheer U.S. withdrawal
CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports from Pakistan as the Taliban solidifies control over neighboring Afghanistan.
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Ruling Taliban settle into Afghan capital as world commemorates 9/11
White Taliban flags waved near the now-empty U.S. Embassy in Kabul and members of the group strolled throughout the capital city on Saturday.
U.S. aims to process Afghan refugees in Qatar
The Taliban is unveiling its newly formed government just one day after claiming to have seized full control of Afghanistan. Militants were seen firing weapons into the air in Kabul on Tuesday in an effort to disperse hundreds of protesters from demonstrating in the streets. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more. Then CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins from Doha, Qatar, to discuss the U.S. relocation efforts for Afghan refugees overseas.
Rabbi talks evacuation of Afghanistan
A recent opinion piece in USA Today explores one Jewish organization's efforts to get its staff and their families out of the country and paints a vivid picture of the painful parallels to the lead-up to the Holocaust. Tanya Rivero spoke with the author, Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO of Jewish Family Service, about his organization's efforts in Afghanistan and the stories he is hearing from those who are now trapped under the Taliban's rule.
Rice says U.S. has become safer since 9/11
Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. is safer today than it was on 9/11, but it's not completely safe now that the Taliban are back in control in Afghanistan. Watch Norah O’Donnell’s interview with former President George W. Bush’s national security adviser.
Another 21 U.S. citizens evacuated from Afghanistan
The State Department did not say how many Americans remain in Afghanistan.
Afghans flee to Pakistan to escape Taliban
The Taliban, who are back in control in Afghanistan, are only letting a few people out of the country. Neighboring Pakistan is reluctant to accept refugees without international help. Charlie D’Agata reports.
As Taliban's crackdown on dissent turns deadly, escape is for the few
2nd flight expected to carry about 200 more people out of Afghanistan, but as an unapologetic Taliban cements its power through violence, that's a drop in the bucket.
Taliban lets Americans, other foreigners leave on flight from Kabul
U.S. and Qatari officials said a group of Americans and other foreigners would be among the first to fly out of Afghanistan as Kabul's airport slowly resumes operations.
First civilian flight departs Afghanistan
The first passenger flight carrying international citizens departed from Kabul, Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of U.S. forces. CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margret Brennan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the evolving U.S. relationship with the Taliban and the lingering impact of the 9/11 attacks.
First civilian flight leaves Afghanistan under Taliban
More than 100 passengers — including at least 20 Americans — have landed in Qatar. They were on the first flight out of Afghanistan since the U.S. withdrawal. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
Taliban allows more evacuations from Kabul
The Taliban allowed a flight carrying roughly 200 Americans and third-country nationals to leave the Kabul airport for Qatar. Mark Jacobson, former deputy NATO senior civilian representative for Afghanistan and the assistant dean of Washington programs at Syracuse University's Maxwell School, joins CBSN with more on the situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban forms its new government.
WorldView: Former Afghan leader apologizes
Ashraf Ghani, the former president of Afghanistan, asks forgiveness for fleeing the country during the Taliban's takeover. China pledges millions of dollars in aid to Afghanistan. Sydney, Australia, plans to roll back COVID-19 restrictions. And North Korea is barred from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with more on these world headlines.
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U.S. works to process Afghan refugees
The Taliban is unveiling its new government after claiming full control of Afghanistan. Militants were seeing firing weapons into the air in Kabul on Tuesday in an effort to disperse hundreds of protesters. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports on the latest, and then CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN from Doha, Qatar, to discuss the U.S. relocation efforts for Afghan refugees overseas.
Biden tours Ida damage in Northeast
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Michael Moore talks Afghanistan withdrawal
The Taliban announced they have established an interim government in Afghanistan exactly one week after U.S. troops left the country. It comes as America prepares to mark 20 years since the attacks on September 11, 2001. Academy Award-winning filmmaker and podcast host Michael Moore joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Taliban cracks down on protesters
New video shows Taliban fighters firing into the air as protests erupt in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrives in Doha, Qatar for conversations with top diplomatic leaders. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN AM from Doha with more details.
Top U.S. officials travel to Qatar
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Doha, Qatar, where many Afghans and Americans landed while fleeing the Taliban's takeover. The nation's top diplomat is joined by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Both men are meeting with officials in the Persian Gulf nation to thank them for helping transport thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan in recent weeks. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports for CBSN.
Taliban faces defiant protests as "around 100" Americans await escape
Blinken says the Taliban isn't holding anyone hostage, and the U.S. is working with the group to secure the evacuation of U.S. nationals still stuck in the country.
Taliban claims to defeat resistance amid fear for trapped Americans
The Islamic extremist group claims full control of Afghanistan with the purported defeat of resistance fighters, but it won't say why 6 planes aren't being allowed to depart.
Taliban claims total control over Afghanistan
The Taliban has claimed victory over the last region in Afghanistan to fall under their control. Meanwhile, four Americans safely departed from Afghanistan by land amid accusations the Taliban is not letting planes with evacuees take off, a senior State Department official confirmed Monday. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Thousands still trying to flee Afghanistan
Government officials in Doha, Qatar, said they've been working closely with the Taliban to reopen the airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul in the next few days. That could mean a resumption of humanitarian flights for Afghan civilians holding special visas who are still trying to flee the country. Mike Breen, the president and CEO of Human Rights First, joined Lana Zak on CBSN to discuss the evacuation effort.
Taliban preventing stranded Americans from leaving
Multiple planes with American citizens and green card holders at an airport in Mazar-e-Sharif, in northern Afghanistan, are being denied permission to leave the country by the Taliban. Correspondent Charlie D'Agata, in Doha, Qatar, reports the latest.
Allegations of Taliban brutality emerge
One family says a pregnant mother was shot dead in front of her children in Ghor, west of Kabul. Others said the Taliban broke up a protest by firing guns into the air. Charlie D'Agata reports.
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