All Things Considered for August 16, 2021 Hear the All Things Considered program for August 16, 2021
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Taliban fighters take control of the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Zabi Karimi/AP hide caption
The U.S. Is Rushing To Evacuate Americans And Afghan Allies From Kabul
President Biden Defends How He Pulled Troops Out Of Afghanistan In Address To Nation
The Russian Embassy In Kabul Is Now Under Protection Of The Taliban
Taliban fighters take control of the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Zabi Karimi/AP hide caption
Democrats And Republicans Alike Are Critical Of Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal
Afghanistan Media Mogul On His Concern For Future Freedoms Of Journalists, Citizens
How An Afghan Community In California Feels About The Taliban Takeover
Anger And Consternation From Europeans Watching Afghanistan Fall To The Taliban
The Earthquake In Haiti Left More Injuries Than The Country's Doctors Can Handle
U.S. Special Immigrant Visa Program Faces Criticism Over Slow Speed
Gen. Petraeus On Whether The CIA Knew How Quickly The Afghan Government Would Fall
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