Asia

Afghan Children Face Hunger As Humanitarian Aid Dries Up After Taliban Takeover

6:33am September 14, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Anthea Webb, the World Food Programme's deputy regional director for Asia and the Pacific, about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

Thousands Of Afghans Likely Stuck Near Mazir-i-Sharif Airport, Trying To Flee

5:14pm September 13, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise talks with a Special Immigration Visa applicant hoping to board a plane out of Afghanistan from the Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport.

North Korean Missile Was A 'Cleverly Calculated Test'

5:14pm September 13, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Wilson Center's Jean Lee about North Korea's testing of cruise missiles and about at how the country is handling COVID-19.

Politics & Government

Secretary Of State Blinken To Testify Before U.S. House Panel On Afghanistan

7:21am September 13, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A road blockade set up during the Nipah virus outbreak in India this month.

Why The World Should Be More Than A Bit Worried About India's Nipah Virus Outbreak

10:21am September 12, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

A case of the virus, which claimed a 12-year-old boy's life, has sparked fears of a new outbreak in India. Researchers fear that the deadly disease has the potential to cause global outbreaks as well.

The aftermath of a U.S. drone strike on a car allegedly driven by Zemari Ahmadi.

Reports: U.S. Drone Strike Targeted Aid Worker Carrying Water, Not Explosives

8:29pm September 11, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Investigations from The New York Times and The Washington Post call into question a recent U.S. military drone strike against an alleged ISIS-K sympathizer.

Journalist Who Fled Kabul On How 9/11 Haunts Afghans

6:19pm September 11, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speak with Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary about the effects the 9/11 terrorist attacks — and the war it prompted — had on Afghanistan and its people.

President George W. Bush stands in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York and speaks to workers involved in the cleanup effort on Sept. 14, 2001.

Two Decades After 9/11, Are We Safer?

5:47pm September 11, 2021

by Greg Myre

Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?

Have The Taliban Changed In 20 Years?

5:43pm September 11, 2021

by Jackie Northam

This week, as the U.S. prepared to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Taliban named a new interim government in Afghanistan.

National

Nonprofit Leader On The Work To Welcome And Resettle Afghan Refugees

5:43pm September 11, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristyn Peck of Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area about their efforts to resettle refugees coming from Afghanistan.