Afghanistan descends in a chaos as the Taliban seizes more control of the country.

After the U.S. Embassy was abandoned, thousands of U.S. troops were ordered back in to help

the evacuation efforts.

We'll look at the increasingly dire situation on the ground in the war-torn country.

I'm John Bickley with Georgia Howell.

It's Monday, August 16th, and this is Morning Wire.

A massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, killing hundreds and leaving

thousands more homeless.

Now, certain rescue teams race against time as a tropical storm approaches the reeling nation.

We'll get the latest updates from Haiti.

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What information is this parent seeking, and why is the union moving to block her request?

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Amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban have quickly retaken vast areas of the

country. With Taliban forces now surrounding the capital city, many are describing the

Biden administration's handling of the withdrawal as a failure. Here to discuss his daily wires,

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