Afghanistan
On Nov. 11, 2020, Trump sought to leave a mess for his successor by rushing thousands of troops out of Afghanistan and Somalia before Biden's inauguration.
Dozens were also wounded in the explosion, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said.
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran and civilian contractor, was kidnapped in Afghanistan in January 2020.
Like thousands of Afghans now in the U.S., Hafiz Akbarzada has to start over thousands of miles from a home he may not be able to see again.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Republican outrage over the shoddy U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan hasn’t spurred support for resettling refugees.
The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk.
Afghan women continue to face severe human rights abuses, and some of them are particularly hard-hit by unemployment and workplace restrictions.
Poverty is spiking and women's rights have been decimated.
It's been a year since the West pulled out of the country and the Taliban took over.
The host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" said it'll "take years to fully comprehend" the scope of this disaster.