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The last four U.S. presidents have found themselves mired in Afghanistan. The last two saw the war as an unwanted inheritance and an albatross, and they were determined to end the American role.

A new report warns that outdoor workers are at risk of lost wages and dire health consequences if greenhouse gas pollution continues. People of color are especially vulnerable to harm.

"I am not safe," a former high-ranking Afghan official texts from a hidden location, saying the Taliban have sent killers after them.

The troops will help get Americans, and Afghans who helped them, out of the country. NPR's A Martínez talks to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about what's going on following the Taliban's takeover.

NPR's Noel King talks to John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, about the decision to withdraw U.S. Troops, the unfolding chaos and how much taxpayers' money was spent.

President Biden is facing criticism, even from members of his own party, over how chaotic the U.S. exit from Afghanistan is turning out to be.

Voting officials, who used to operate in relative anonymity, are facing threats and intense pressure as a large chunk of American voters have no confidence the system is fair.

In Cornwall, England, an 83-year-old woman went missing. The search for her came up empty until a passerby heard the woman's cat meowing. The cat was on top of a ravine where the woman had fallen.

Tropical Depression Grace is adding to the misery of the earthquake zone in Haiti, where doctors are scarce and efforts continue to find survivors of Saturday's quake.

The collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban's return to power are getting different responses from around the world. We hear from reporters in Paris, Beijing and Moscow.