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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mustapha Ben Messaoud, chief of field operations and emergency for UNICEF in Afghanistan, about the current situation for children in the country.

A surge in COVID-19 cases has local leaders across Texas openly defying the governor's ban on mask mandates. The fight has now moved to the courts.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service about the daunting task of finding new homes for thousands of Afghan refugees.

The Taliban made some big promises during its first press conference since capturing Afghanistan. They said they would protect a free media and women's rights, but within the framework of Islam law.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.

Relief efforts in Haiti are being greatly hampered by the torrential rains of Tropical Storm Grace. And many people are sleeping outside because of a fear of aftershocks.

The singer-songwriter has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

In the two decades the United States spent in Afghanistan, it spent more than $85 billion to train and supply Afghan security forces.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved less than half of the loan applications it has received for emergency relief following late June flooding in McLean County. The SBA has awarded $800,400 in long-term, low-interest loans to nearly two dozen recipients.

The president has remained firm in his decision to withdraw U.S. troops.