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CNN's Clarissa Ward visited a religious class at a local mosque complex in Afghanistan, where girls are studying the Quran.

CNN's John Avlon breaks down how some "nativist" GOP voices are resorting to anti-refugee rhetoric to demonize the US' Afghan allies and contrasts that to a CBS/YouGov poll that shows overwhelming bipartisan support for helping Afghan interpreters resettle in the US.

Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling explains why ISIS-K interfering in the ongoing evacuations at the Kabul airport would be an embarrassment for both the US and the Taliban.

Team USA wheelchair rugby star Chuck Aoki talks to CNN's Selina Wang about his preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and his prospects for the Games.

Nearly a quarter of Americans face dangerous heat today amid a late August heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.

Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed shares her harrowing story of fleeing Afghanistan with her fiancé, Hasib Sayed, right before the Taliban took over the country.

Ekaterina Kotrikadze, news director and anchor at Russia's TV Rain, speaks with CNN's Bianna Golodryga on Russia's reaction to Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban and the realities of being labeled a "foreign agent" by the Kremlin.

Colorado fitness coach Bill Phillips is urging others to get the Covid-19 vaccine after ending up in the emergency room and losing 70 pounds fighting for his life from coronavirus. CNN affiliate KUSA reports.

It may save your life, but can you pronounce it? The Pfizer vaccine's new name "Comirnaty" is getting raked over the coals. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

There are rising fears that the Taliban has ceased US military digital data and could potentially use it to target allies left behind. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

The Taliban said that they are "not allowing the evacuation of Afghans anymore," and are no longer allowing Afghans on the road to the Kabul airport. CNN's Sam Kiley reports.

Les Mayons (France) (AFP) – Conservationists are trying to save the Hermann's tortoise from wildfires. This rare and protected species lives in the National Nature Reserve of the Maures Plain in the Var region of France.