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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.

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Watchdog report on U.S. failures in Afghanistan

A new Inspector General report documents the failures of U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. Lyse Doucet with our partners at the BBC reports on what life is like in the country now that the Taliban has assumed control. Then CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini and Military Times deputy editor Leo Shane III join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the evacuation efforts and concerns that U.S. military equipment could fall into the hands of the Taliban.

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Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan

President Biden says the U.S. mission in Afghanistan was "never supposed to be nation-building" and must come to an end. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on the latest from Kabul, where the Taliban has seized control, and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang details Biden's response. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the impact on American service members and their families. Then Reuters' White House correspondent Jeff Mason and Tom Joscelyn, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, join CBSN's Elaine Quijano with their analysis.

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Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan

President Biden on Monday said he stood squarely behind his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, just one day after the capital city fell under Taliban control. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details about the situation on the ground. Then CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, Politico's White House correspondent Natasha Korecki, and Washington Post congressional correspondent Marianna Sotomayor discuss the response in Washington, D.C.

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