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Taliban fighters have entered Kabul after a swift country-wide offensive.

An additional 1,000 troops will be heading to Kabul to assist in evacuation efforts. This will boost the overall expected numbers to some 6,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

NPR speaks with John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, about how the U.S. military and Afghan government arrived at this point.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with analyst Jason Dempsey about why, after years of U.S. military training and billions of dollars, the Afghan military has proven unable to stand up to the Taliban.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the dramatic events taking place in Afghanistan.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with journalist George Packer, who profiled Afghan's most recent president, Ashraf Ghani, for The New Yorker in 2016.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ahmed Rashid, author of the book Taliban: The Story of Afghan's War Lords.

Artist Omaid Sharifi is unsure if he'll be able to continue painting murals on the streets of Kabul following the Taliban's takeover. During pervious Taliban rule, art was discouraged.

The payments are targeted at row crop farmers in the wake of this year's tariff hikes.

Habba's decision comes as the Justice Department has lost a string of court cases ruling that U.S. attorneys have not been appointed legally, including in Nevada, California and Virginia.