Nephew of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discusses Taliban takeover

FOX 35 News spoke to Amel Ghani, the nephew of the president of Afghanistan. Like his uncle, he also fled the country before the Taliban takeover and said the majority of the Afghans just want peace.

Florida men delivering water purifiers to victims of Haiti earthquake

The death toll from the recent earthquake in Haiti topped 1,900 people on Wednesday afternoon.  The number of deceased was revised later in the evening to 2,189, with at least 30,000 families displaced.

Young child hoisted over wall amid chaos at Kabul airport

Explosions were heard as large numbers of Afghans crowded outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 17, as the US military worked to secure the complex.

Haiti earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,189, thousands injured seek medical aid

Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake is mounting as more injured trickle into hospitals already overwhelmed with thousands of patients.

States volunteer to take in Afghan refugees

Democrat and Republican governors have expressed support for taking in refugees from Afghanistan who helped the U.S. war effort over the last two decades.

Afghan refugee in San Francisco feels terror over Taliban invasion

Humaira Ghilzai of San Francisco spent the morning "on the phone with Kabul," specifically with the director of a girl's school in Afghanistan to see how dire the situation is there because of the Taliban takeover.

Japan weighs legal penalties as country expands COVID-19 state of emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s coronavirus state of emergency as government advisers recommend legal changes that would allow penalties for violations.

Hundreds of Afghans pack US military plane to escape Taliban control

The U.S. Air Force posted a viral photo showing hundreds of Afghans packed into a C-17 desperately looking to flee the country after the Taliban’s takeover.

Taliban vows women's rights, security under Islamic rule of Afghanistan

The Taliban is seeking to convince the world that it has changed from the group that imposed a brutal rule on the country in the 1990s.

Female anchor interviews Taliban official on Afghan TV

Beheshta Arghand, a female host for the Afghan broadcaster Tolo News, interviewed a Taliban official on camera after the group’s takeover.

Taliban seizes Afghanistan: What happened and what could come next

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan weeks before the complete U.S. troop withdrawal. Here’s a look at what happened and what could happen next.

New Zealand to enter lockdown after single COVID-19 case found

New Zealand's government is taking drastic action by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown after finding a single case of COVID-19. The city where the infected man lives and another city he had visited will go into full lockdown for 7 days, while the rest of the country will shut down for three days.

George W. Bush expresses 'deep sadness' over Afghanistan situation

Former President George W. Bush, who ordered the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, expressed “deep sadness” over the unfolding situation.

Central Florida veterans react to U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

They are the images that are rocking the world – people trying to jump on a moving plane as departs war-torn Afghanistan.

Reaction to U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
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The U.S. spent two decades in Afghanistan and it took just days for the Taliban to take back the county. It has been an emotional roller coater for those who served there.