For the Taliban, taking over was easy. Running a country won't be.

With Afghans scrabbling to get their cash out and even basic services like water and electricity at risk, the former insurgency is already looking for help, and getting it.

• Sep 1, 2021

Future of U.S.-Afghanistan relations

President Biden may have ended the "forever war" in Afghanistan, but as The Washington Post reports, the next phase of U.S. entanglement with the country "could also prove perilous." The Washington Post's diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the future of U.S. counterterrorism efforts and the uncertainty facing tens of thousands of Afghan allies who are now refugees.

• Aug 31, 2021
• 06:29

Biden stands firm on ending "forever war"

In his first address to the nation following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden called evacuation efforts a success. Politico's White House correspondent Natasha Korecki and The Washington Post's Capitol Hill reporter Rhonda Colvin join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the White House is responding to criticism over a number of Americans and allies left behind, and the latest push by Congress to pass legislation to help evacuees returning to the U.S.

• Aug 31, 2021

Afghans arrive in U.S. to be resettled

As the U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan ends, tens of thousands of America's Afghan war allies are arriving in America to be resettled. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM to discuss the strain being put on the immigration bureaucracy and resettlement agencies.

• Aug 31, 2021
• 06:10

Taliban declares victory in Afghanistan

The Taliban has officially declared victory in Afghanistan after the last U.S. troops withdrew, ending America's longest war. Many Afghans are fearful about what their lives under Taliban rule will look like. BBC Pakistan and Afghanistan correspondent Secunder Kermani join CBSN AM from Kabul to discuss what comes next for the country.

• Aug 31, 2021
• 05:25

Afghanistan withdrawal & U.S. role in world

As the Taliban claims victory following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, questions remain over the country's future and America's role in global affairs. Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joined CBSN to discuss.

• Aug 31, 2021
• 14:08

Impact of Afghanistan troop withdrawal

President Biden is set to deliver remarks Tuesday after the last American forces left Kabul late Monday. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports on the departure, and senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN to discuss the president's response and what comes next.

• Aug 31, 2021
• 12:13

Taliban gloats as America pivots to a "new chapter" in Afghanistan

The former insurgents celebrated with gunfire and paraded around Kabul's airport showing off abandoned military hardware the day after the U.S. abandoned its 20-year war effort.

• Aug 31, 2021

Weddings go on under Taliban, but with less singing, and bribery

Wedding hall manager says business is down and singers are afraid to perform, but at least the new security forces aren't demanding kickbacks.

• Aug 31, 2021

U.S. completes Afghanistan withdrawal

U.S. troops completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan even though a small number of Americans and thousands of Afghan allies were unable to evacuate in time. Stateside, the White House pledged support to states hit by Hurricane Ida. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller, and The Washington Post's White House economics reporter Jeff Stein join "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 12:34

"Save The Children" helping Afghan refugees

"Save The Children" is helping Afghan refugees, particularly families and children, as they come to the United States. Jeanne-Aimee De Marrais, the senior director for U.S. emergencies for "Save The Children" joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about what the group is doing to help.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 07:11

Last of U.S. troops leave Afghanistan

The last U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, officially marking an end to America's longest war. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on the latest from the White House, then joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what the end of this military mission signals for the Biden administration and more.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 09:07

U.S. warns "security threat" to Kabul airport

With the deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan quickly approaching, officials are racing to get the remaining Americans and Afghan allies out of the country. But a new warning from the U.S. Embassy tells citizens to stay away from Kabul airport due to "security threats." CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN AM from Doha, Qatar, with the latest.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 06:20

Backlash over sharing info with Taliban

Politico reports that U.S. officials gave the Taliban a list of people trying to evacuate from Afghanistan, including names of Afghans who served alongside Americans during the war. Politico's Pentagon reporter Lara Seligman joins CBSN AM with more on this report.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 05:41

What is ISIS-K?

The ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan known as ISIS Khorasan, or ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for Thursday's bombings in Kabul that killed over 100 people, including 13 U.S. service members. Before the carnage outside the Afghan capital's airport, U.S. intelligence warned of an imminent attack by the group. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN AM to talk about the extremist group.

• Aug 27, 2021
• 05:14

Afghanistan faces potential economic crisis

As the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan, the Biden Administration froze the portion of the Afghan Central Bank's assets held in U.S. banks. Will Weschler, director of the Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and combatting terrorism, joins CBSN AM to discuss how this could result in an economic and humanitarian crisis.

• Aug 27, 2021
• 06:10

Rockets launched at Kabul airport

The deadline for the United States to withdraw remaining troops in Afghanistan is getting closer, but the threat of violence is still high. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn reports, and then Max Abrahms, a Northeastern University political science professor and senior fellow with the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, joins "CBSN AM" to talk more about the challenges.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 08:34

Concerns over humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The U.S. has been the largest humanitarian assistance donor in Afghanistan for nearly two decades, but those efforts face serious threats after the Taliban takeover of the country. Andrew Natsios, executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M, who is also a former USAID administrator, joins Lana Zak on CBSN to discuss.

• Aug 29, 2021
• 13:14

U.S. set to complete Afghanistan withdrawal

The U.S. plans to complete evacuations and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by August 31, officially ending America's longest war. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from Doha, Qatar, with the latest developments.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 14:55

Final stages of U.S. withdrawal from Kabul

A U.S. official says as many as five rockets were fired at the airport in Kabul this morning as the U.S. withdrawal enters its final stages. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN with the latest on evacuation efforts, plus federal assistance to the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Ida made landfall.

• Aug 30, 2021
• 06:35

Reporter's Notebook: The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Elizabeth Palmer spent years covering the American intervention in Afghanistan, and how the country flourished without the Taliban's presence. She now reflects on how a more modern and progressive citizenry will resist the Taliban's rule.

• Aug 29, 2021
• 01:37

Sullivan guarantees "safe passage" for U.S. citizens after deadline

National security adviser Jake Sullivan says "we will make sure there is safe passage for any American citizen, any legal permanent resident" who wishes to leave Afghanistan after August 31.

• Aug 29, 2021
• 08:53

An Iowa town goes to battle for Afghan immigrant

As an interpreter for American and Allied forces in eastern Afghanistan, Zalmay Niazy became a target of the Taliban – and applied for asylum in the U.S., where he'd settled among the cornfields of Iowa. But when immigration officials turned down his application, the townspeople of Iowa Falls fought back. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

• Aug 29, 2021
• 07:50

Afghanistan: The deadline nears

Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports on a time of turmoil and tragedy in Kabul, leading up to this Tuesday's deadline for U.S. forces to leave the country.

• Aug 29, 2021
• 02:14

An Iowa town goes to battle for Afghan immigrant

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.

• Aug 29, 2021

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