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Artist Omaid Sharifi is unsure if he'll be able to continue painting murals on the streets of Kabul following the Taliban's takeover. During pervious Taliban rule, art was discouraged.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with journalist George Packer, who profiled Afghan's most recent president, Ashraf Ghani, for The New Yorker in 2016.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ahmed Rashid, author of the book Taliban: The Story of Afghan's War Lords.

A Washington state work group has issued recommendations for how to improve response to wildfires. The Washington legislature will consider whether to provide better protections for immigrant workers. Washington's job market is stagnant heading into 2026.

Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.

The lawsuit from three senior and lauded FBI agents at the bureau says the Trump administration demanded loyalty for those staying at the bureau.

NPR speaks with Chris Alexander, Canada's former ambassador to Afghanistan, about efforts to evacuate Afghans from Kabul amid a Taliban takeover.

NPR speaks with Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the latest developments in Afghanistan.

Washington, D.C., was one of several U.S. cities where members of the Afghan diaspora and their supporters gathered Sunday, while the Taliban closed in on Kabul.

The Taliban are at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is shuttered. A small group of U.S. diplomats are now working out of a makeshift office at Kabul's airport.