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NPR's A Martínez talks with former U.S. CENTCOM Commander Gen. Joseph Votel about the military failures that led to the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan.

Demonstrators converged on Lafayette Park outside the White House on Sunday — one of several places where Afghans living in the U.S. gathered as the Taliban took control of the the capital Kabul.

The Afghan government has fallen and the Taliban are in control. The U.S. races to process special visas for Afghan contractors. The death toll from the earthquake in Haiti continues to rise.

NPR's Noel King talks to former national security adviser John Bolton about what the U.S. can do now that the Afghan government has collapsed, and the Taliban have taken over the capital Kabul.

Pentagon officials have been briefing reporters on Thursday's deadly attacks in Afghanistan. U.S. Marines were among those killed in two explosions outside the Kabul airport.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is delivering aid supplies to Haiti following the earthquake. But foreign aid has a spotty record there and many wonder whether this time will be better.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Al Jazeera English Kabul correspondent Ali Latifi about the scene at the airport and nearby hospitals as victims are transported from Thursday's deadly explosions.

President Biden is standing firm on the pledge to "limit" the duration of the evacuation mission in Kabul, but says it will be completed.

Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd is coming forward and talking about the threats he's received since the Capitol insurrection.

This week in Arkansas a debate took place in the legislature over a law that bans mask mandates in schools. The law remains, but a judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing it.