i feel really good. for restorative herbal sleep, like never before. welcome back. more than 74,000 afghans have embarked on a new lifer in the u.s. the roughly 48,000 in america kick off 2022 in new homes, facing fresh challenges. during the holidays i headed to florida and spoke to a refugee family rebuilding there. on august 15th, the taliban seized control of afghanistan. afghans desperate to leave the country fearinging prison or worse. if my visa is not issued we were in danger. reporter: after dull an
taking the capital city of kabul on august 15th. the pentagon forced to deploy 7,000 troops to secure the airport in the final days of the evacuation. with just four days before that deadline an isis bomber hitting one of the main airport gates killing 13 american service members and dozens of afghan civilians. back in the u.s., hurricane ida slamming into louisiana as a category 4 storm. it was the second most damaging hurricane in the state s history. ida s remnants caused massive destruction throughout the northeast. at least 115 dead and more than 65 billion dollars worth of damage. in wisconsin, kyle rittenhouse is charged with first degree intentional homicide after shoongt three people during the civil unrest in kenosha, last year. not guilty. he claimed self-defense is eventually acquitted on all charges and two weeks before christmas a series of tornadoes
the former president of afghanistan, ashraf ghani, has said he made a sudden decision to flee his country on august 15th, minutes after his security forces at the palace told him they could no longer protect him or the capital. in a conversation with the former british chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter, mr ghani said he had been made a scapegoat for afghanistan s crisis. he said his only mistake was to trust his international partners, including the united states. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. chaos in kabul. the upheaval of august. afghans, fleeing for the airport when the taliban swept in. even president ashraf ghani. he slipped away secretly, in a helicopter. in statements on social media, he said he did it to save kabul and his life. now, he has spoken about that day, and forces
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