A soldier stands guard at the gate of Bagram Air Base.

US troops exit Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

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An Afghan Army soldier stand guard at the gate of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021. In 2001, the armies of the world united behind America and Bagram Air Base. It’s now nearly 20 years later and the last US soldiers have exited.  

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One of the main symbols of US military presence in Afghanistan was the Bagram Air Base. Now, after 20 years, the last remaining American troops have left. And, the town slogan for Lytton, British Columbia, is “Canada’s hot spot.” This week’s heat wave caused temperatures there to soar to 121 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. Also, “The Last Kings of Shanghai,” Jonathan Kaufman’s latest book, takes readers to 20th-century Shanghai, and explores the complicated legacies of two families.

In This Episode

US troops out of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
Questions persist over US ability to care for unaccompanied migrant children
Ghana reform activist killed by unknown mob
Newfoundland and Labrador province ends “racist and discriminatory” birth alerts in Canada
A woman stands in silhouette against a blue sky.
Liberians hesitate to apply for permanent resident status in US over daunting process
Special Coverage
Record heat brings fire and displacement to small British Columbia town
Scientists racing to ID the climate change fingerprints on this week’s heat wave
Hungary’s EU membership questioned
Greece recovers stolen Picasso
‘Last Kings of Shanghai’ explores the history of two Jewish families that helped shape the city