Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021.

Afghanistan is now under Taliban control 

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Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital’s airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government.

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Afghanistan is now under control of the Taliban. Host Marco Werman talks to a US government interpreter who says the Taliban has hounded him with death threats. Plus, the latest on the airlift at the Kabul airport, and what the first days of life under Taliban rule have been like for women. Also, Zambia is setting a good example for peaceful transitions of power, with President Edgar Lungu accepting the election results that he lost last week’s election there. And, we have a story about dogs being trained as lifeguards — and they’re saving lives on Italian beaches.

In This Episode

Desperate scramble at Kabul airport
Airlift out of Kabul
Hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021.
Afghanistan is under Taliban control. Women are worried about what it means for them.
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