Veterans, Gold Star parents react to Afghanistan

U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan and their families are wondering if their sacrifices were worth it. The country fell to the Taliban when American forces left. David Martin has their reaction.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 01:59

Afghans scramble to flee Taliban takeover

Chaos unfolded at the airport in Kabul as Afghan citizens swarmed the tarmac in an attempt to flee the country, which has fallen under Taliban control. Wall Street Journal reporter Gordon Lubold, who covers the White House, national security and Pentagon, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how Taliban fighters managed to quickly capture the country with little resistance.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 05:36

Biden faces backlash over Afghan withdrawal

President Biden is expected to address the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan on Monday, as his administration faces increasing backlash over the U.S. withdrawal from the country. White House officials say they are surprised by how fast the Taliban was able to take over Afghanistan. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more, then CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang discusses the reaction to the Taliban's takeover.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 09:30

Biden to deliver remarks on Afghanistan

President Biden will return to Washington on Monday to deliver remarks on the situation in Afghanistan, his first on the matter in nearly a week as chaos and uncertainty unfolds in the region. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini join CBSN to discuss the latest developments.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 12:50

Taliban closes in on Kabul

American diplomats and other key personnel are being evacuated from the rapidly deteriorating security conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan. This, as the Taliban’s lightning-fast offensive seizes more territory including Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan's second and third-largest cities. Roxana Saberi reports.

• Aug 14, 2021
• 02:47

Taliban advance tests Biden administration

The swift collapse of Afghanistan's American-trained military forces has put the Biden administration on the defensive, insisting it's not abandoning the Afghan government and its people. But as the Taliban move closer to Kabul, American diplomats are being evacuated from the U.S. Embassy as the security situation worsens by the hour. Christina Ruffini has the latest.

• Aug 14, 2021
• 03:02

Chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee

The airport in Kabul descended into chaos as thousands tried to flee Afghanistan now that the Taliban has taken over. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Kabul, and CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN with more. Read more here.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 09:19

U.S. to evacuate embassy in Afghanistan

U.S. troops are heading to Afghanistan to help evacuate the U.S. embassy as the Taliban increasingly takes over more of the country's territory. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN AM with the latest as the U.S. winds down its involvement in the country.

• Aug 13, 2021
• 07:50

U.S. official: Situation at Kabul airport is "tenuous"

President Joe Biden will make his first public address about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan on Monday afternoon. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini discusses what's happening in the country and the administration's latest efforts to ensure the safety of all Americans in Afghanistan.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 07:52

Biden silent as Taliban seizes Afghanistan

President Biden released a statement over the weekend on the developments in Afghanistan, but has yet to make public comments since the Taliban seized control of the country. It comes as the U.S. works to evacuate Americans and some Afghan allies from Kabul. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins CBSN AM with the latest.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 08:06

Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan

After nearly two decades of fighting the U.S. and its allies, the Taliban has returned to power in Afghanistan. Over the weekend, the militant group took over the capital city of Kabul as thousands of U.S. troops helped evacuate Americans. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins CBSN AM to discuss the latest developments.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 06:57

U.N. secretary general on Afghan chaos

The United Nations held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the humanitarian and refugee crisis unfolding in Afghanistan as the Taliban takes power. "The world is watching. We cannot and must not abandon the people of Afghanistan," said U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Watch his remarks.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 04:52

2001: Women describe life under the Taliban

From 2001, five young women, refugees from Afghanistan, talk about living under Taliban rule.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 07:03

Taliban takes Afghanistan as embassy evacuates

The Taliban's lightning takeover of Afghanistan was completed after militants entered the capital Kabul, taking over the presidential palace. President Ashraf Ghani and his family fled and the U.S. military was drafted in to evacuate U.S. embassy staff. Roxana Saberi reports from Kabul.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 03:44

Taliban declares victory in the war in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters are patrolling Kabul after sweeping in this weekend, while thousands of Afghans have flooded the capital city's airport hoping to escape the hardline group's rule. Matt Zeller, U.S. army veteran and advisory board chairman for the Association of Wartime Allies, joined Laura Podesta to discuss the chaotic end to the U.S.'s longest war.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 09:41

How the Taliban was able to take Afghanistan

When CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata was in Afghanistan last month, the Afghan government was still in control of most of the country and all of the provincial capitals. Weeks later, the Taliban entered Kabul having taken control of the entire country.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 03:02

U.S. accelerates evacuations from Afghanistan

The U.S. is working to evacuate thousands of Americans from Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control of the nation's capital, Kabul. Mark Jacobson, the former deputy NATO senior civilian representative for Afghanistan, joins CBSN with his analysis.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 08:36

Biden national security adviser on Taliban takeover

Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to President Biden, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban takes over and how the Biden administration is responding to it.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 05:31

Rep. Cheney on Taliban's Afghanistan assault

Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan, as the U.S. continues its withdrawal from the country.

• Aug 16, 2021
• 05:24

Afghan civilians fear what Taliban rule will mean for women

With thousands of Afghans struggling to flee the country, the capture of Kabul by the Taliban brings alarm about the implications of sharia law, including for girls' education.

• Aug 16, 2021

U.S. Embassy in Kabul successfully evacuated

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul as the U.S. evacuated Americans from the country.

• Aug 16, 2021

Fate of Afghans who helped U.S. in question

As thousands of people evacuate Afghanistan amid a Taliban takeover, the fate of those Afghan nationals who helped U.S. forces over a 20-year war is in question. Many are applying for a special visa that would allow them to relocate to the U.S., but time is not on their side. Association of Wartime Allies co-founder Kim Staffieri spoke with CBSN's Michael George about their struggle to secure safe passage out of the country.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 03:58

Taliban captures Afghanistan capital

Taliban forces have taken over Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, effectively ending a 20 year occupation of U.S. and NATO forces. The Afghan military has failed to stop the swift takeover by Taliban troops. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from London. Then, Afghan interpreter Hewad Hemat, whose family still lives in Afghanistan, explains why his family and many others are in grave danger.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 21:33

CBS News foreign correspondent explains situation in Afghanistan

Charlie D'Agata, who has reported extensively from Afghanistan, helps explain what to expect from the Taliban take over.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 01:52

Taliban sweeps across Afghanistan

The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday and the government has essentially collapsed as the Taliban took conrol of Kabul, the capital. Afghans who fled the countryside to Kabul to escape the Taliban say they have nowhere else to go. Roxana Saberi has the story.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 02:16

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