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Anger And Consternation From Europeans Watching Afghanistan Fall To The Taliban
As US NATO allies struggle to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, talk in Europe is focusing on how to prevent a wave of refugees fleeing Taliban control reaching the EU.
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Artist Describes Fear In Kabul As Uncertainty Looms
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Omaid Sharifi, president and co-founder of ArtLords, a non-profit arts organization in Kabul, about the situation in the Afghan city today.
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The Governing Style Of Ashraf Ghani, The Departing Afghan President
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with journalist George Packer, who profiled Afghan's most recent president, Ashraf Ghani, for The New Yorker in 2016.
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After U.S. Withdrawal In Afghanistan, Tough Questions Await Biden Administration
President Biden met with national security officials by video conference this morning to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Diplomats Scramble To Evacuate Now-Shuttered Embassy In Kabul
The Taliban are at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is shuttered. A small group of U.S. diplomats are now working out of a makeshift office at Kabul's airport.
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'Taliban' Author Fears Threats To Civil Society Progress Made By Afghans
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ahmed Rashid, author of the book Taliban: The Story of Afghan's War Lords.
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Pentagon To Send 1,000 More Troops To Aid Afghanistan
An additional 1,000 troops will be heading to Kabul to assist in evacuation efforts. This will boost the overall expected numbers to some 6,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Republican Of House Foreign Affairs Committee On Taliban Takeover
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the dramatic events taking place in Afghanistan.
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Journalist In Kabul Says City Is Quiet, Internet Intact — For Now
NPR speaks with journalist Ali Latifi about the latest in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Kabul Student Sees Families On Edge Amid Taliban Takeover
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Aisha Khurram, a student at Kabul University, about what she is seeing in the city as it falls to the Taliban.
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Military Analyst: U.S. Trained Afghan Forces For A Nation That Didn't Exist
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with analyst Jason Dempsey about why, after years of U.S. military training and billions of dollars, the Afghan military has proven unable to stand up to the Taliban.
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Former Canadian Ambassador To Afghanistan On Efforts Protect Kabul's Vulnerable
NPR speaks with Chris Alexander, Canada's former ambassador to Afghanistan, about efforts to evacuate Afghans from Kabul amid a Taliban takeover.