Kabul airport. Afghan families desperate to escape the talibans fanatical rule. Theyll run behind you with the ak 47. And boom, boom, boom. Our country is right now is finished. No more afghanistan. After 20 years of fighting. The united States Military has begun strikes. The taliban will pay a price. And Tens Of Thousands of of a began and american lives lost. We try not to think about it, because when you think about it, then i get like this. The united states became the latest Super Power to suffer defeat in afghanistan. We have defeated britishers, and now americans. And a generation of afghans who grew up knowing Freedom Saw their dreams denied. The taliban reimposed strict islamic law. I came here on this last trip less than two weeks ago, and afghanistan was a republic, backed by the united states. Now its an islamic emirate, run by the taliban. It did not have to be this way. The united States War in afghanistan started a lot earlier than most people realize. It was in the 1980
The same workplaces they left almost 20 months ago and the same routines. But what would work look like if we started from scratch and reimagined it entirely . Ill ask the former Usa Today Editor in chief, joann litman. Can we redesign the workplace similar to the way it is today . If we could redesign the campus, what would we end up with, and what is the future of schooling . Ill talk to former education secretary, arnie duncan. The vast majority of students want to be around their friends, want to be with the teacher, need those human relationships, need that human contact, and the fact weve denied them that for so long is extraordinarily tough. Also, covid19 hit some cities hard. New york, new delhi, jakarta. Many predicted the death of urban areas. The governor the florida rejects those ideas and says we will see a reset. Urbanization is it a wonderful thing. It is the thing we created as Human Beings when we cluster together, when we increase density, we become more diverse, we i
Same routines. But what would work look like if we started from scratch and reimagined it entirely . Ill ask the former Usa Today Editor in chief, joanne lipman. Can we reinvent the workforce in a way that makes much more sense for today. Similarly, if we could redesign the campus and the classroom, what would we end up with and what is the future of schooling . Ill talk to former education secretary, arne duncan. The vast majority of students want to be around their friends, want to be with the teacher, need those human relationships, need that human contact, and the fact weve denied them that for so long is extraordinarily tough. Also, covid19 hit some cities hard. New york and delhi, jakarta. Many predicted the death of urban areas. Scholar Richard Florida rejects those rumors and says instead well see a great urban reset. Urbanization is it a wonderful thing. It is the thing we created as Human Beings when we cluster together, when we increase density, we become more diverse, we in
City kandahar and consolidating territory in the south, north and west. The taliban took its first Provincial Capital a week ago. Now their territory looks like this. Closing in on kabul. Panicked afghans are you rush to the capital as Aid Agencies warn of a humanitarian crisis. At least 241,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes. And the humanitarian needs are growing by the hour. Reporter these men all worked for nato as construction workerless, cooks, interpreters. We are enlisted on the ground we learn the language we translated. We issued them. He is a tourist. We put them in the jail. Because of that, they will kill us, every one they will kill us. Reporter many here feel abled and betrayed. Nbc spoke directly with the taliban commander in afghanistan who said that the group is aware of u. S. Forces in the country and said if any try Anything Theyll be dealt with the same way they deal with afghan forces. Ali. Kelly in afghanistan. Let me show you a picture. This is
Northern strong province which fell today. This shows the Groups Flag being raised in the second largest city of kandahar, which the taliban captured yesterday. Afghan president addressed his country today, and said hes focused on preventing further instability, and promised not to give up achievements of the last 20 years. Afghans are fleeing out of fear, the International Airport could be shut down if the taliban takes the capital. Megan fitzgerald is tracking it all from london. Does the fall of kabul now seem inevitable. Reporter it appears that way. Especially when you take a look at how quickly the taliban has been able to advance. Nbc news confirming that at least three provincial Capitals Today have been seized by the taliban, the fourth largest city in afghanistan. The commercial hub, and the last northern stronghold, so what that means is now the taliban has control of the entire northern part of the country, as well as more than 2 3 of the entire nation. Then just take a loo