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Prior to the Taliban takeover, 80% of the Afghan government’s budget was funded by the U.S. and other Western donors.

Brookings Institute senior fellow Michael O’Hanlon discussed the current state of Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Joe Petito, the father of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, explains why he’s urging her fiance to work with authorities in their search for his daughter.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) explains why the Biden administration’s timeline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan limited America’s negotiating ability.

Usaamah Rahim was walking to a bus stop in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood in 2015 when he was approached by members of a joint terrorism task force. He was shot and killed, and a knife was recovered, in a burst of violence in a case that made national headlines. The officers’ actions were ruled justified, but Rahim’s family wants the...

Chloe Wohlforth was just 16 years old when her father died in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Those events continue to shape her life today.

CNBC asked former CIA, military and diplomatic personnel what they feel America has learned — and failed to learn — since Sept. 11, 2001.

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks reshaped the aviation industry and how we travel.

Andy Card, who served as chief of staff to President George W. Bush, recalls a lesser-known phone call made by the president on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

In a CNBC interview, the veteran trader recalled being at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 11, 2001.

Regional experts are not all convinced of China’s enthusiasm for barreling into the war-torn Central Asian state on its western border.  

With the Taliban back in control of Afghanistan after 20 years, it might feel like nothing has changed in U.S. foreign relations since 2001. But a lot has – like the shifting of our defense priorities toward “non-state actors” like ISIS and Al Qaeda. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky talks to the experts about what’s different in 2021.

The former president apologized ‘to the Afghan people’ and denied taking millions of dollars in cash with him as he fled Afghanistan.

The Taliban have named a new Afghan government led by hardliners, including one on the FBI’s most wanted list. Experts warn of an increase in global terrorism.

A complete Taliban victory over the holdout Panjshir Valley would be a devastating and symbolic blow, regional experts say. 

A repeat of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks could happen if the international community abandons Afghanistan, said Khalid Noor, an Afghan peace negotiator.

A former defense official explains why the U.S.’ credibility is at ‘rock-bottom’ following the final military withdrawal from the Taliban-controlled country.

U.S. officials were aware the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul could be targeted. But the gate was kept open to allow British personnel time to evacuate – then a suicide bomber struck Thursday. Politico reporter Lara Seligman talks about her reporting on that bombing and U.S. drone strikes in retaliation, which killed several civilians. Plus, we...

The comments are the first openly critical response from America’s Gulf Arab allies since the fall of Kabul on August 15.

Late Friday, U.S. Central Command said the U.S. military carried out an unmanned airstrike in Afghanistan’s Nangahar province targeting an “ISIS-K planner.”