Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. President biden says us troops might stay in afghanistan beyond his deadline at The End of the month if more time is needed to get every american out of the country. It comes three days after the taliban takeover, which prompted thousands of people to try to leave. Well have a full report from there in a moment, but first heres President Biden explaining the Chaos Weve seen in kabul in the last few days. Hes been speaking to us network abc news. When you had the government of afghanistan, the leader of that government getting on a plane and taking off and going to another country. When you saw the significant collapse of the afghan troops we had trained, Up To 300,000 of them, just leaving their equipment and taking off, that was, you know, thats what happened. Thats simply what happened. Im joined now by our North America Correspondent david willis. The president coming in for a great deal of criticism, but absolutely defe
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As longtime conservator of her estate, seen a major victory for the singer. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe Britain and the united states are sending troops back into afghanistan to help their nationals leave. The taliban continue their rapid advance across the country. It now appears that the militants have captured the countrys second biggest city, kandahar giving them control of about a third of afghanistans main cities, as well as much of the countryside. Lets get the latest from kabul and our correspondent, yogita limaye. We woke up talking about the fall of city hundred miles north of campbell and we are now talking about many falling to the taliban. Many of them significant cities for the afghan government. Herat, fiercely contested between the two sides but the afghan government was not able to hold onto it. Staring at defeat in kandahar, the second largest city in this country, Lashkar Gah the capital of the Helmand Province falling as well. And t
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