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As chaos at the Kabul airport continues, Afghan allies are increasingly desperate to flee. They're reaching out to friends, volunteers and veterans groups ahead of the U.S. evacuation deadline.

Thousands of Afghans have been massing the airport, trying to flee the country before U.S. troops pull out next week.

The move by the Texas governor comes as Texas has reported the most COVID-19 patients in its hospitals since the pandemic began.

Thursday's terrorist attack left at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 60 Afghan civilians dead. It came less than a week before an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. forces from the country.

Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd is coming forward and talking about the threats he's received since the Capitol insurrection.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Congressman Jason Crow, D-Colo., about his thoughts on the withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan and the attacks in Kabul.

Dozens of people — including several U.S. troops — are dead and even more have been wounded after explosions at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is delivering aid supplies to Haiti following the earthquake. But foreign aid has a spotty record there and many wonder whether this time will be better.

A regional Islamic State affiliate is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S. says ISIS-K has long planned attacks on its personnel in the country.

A new study looks at how kids diagnosed with cancer react to a COVID-19 infection compared to the general population of youngsters.

President Biden is standing firm on the pledge to "limit" the duration of the evacuation mission in Kabul, but says it will be completed.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power appeared with Haiti's prime minister to pledge $32 million in assistance for the earthquake-damaged nation. The primary needs are for shelter and medical care.