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Tens of Thousands Evacuated⁠—And Many Thousands More To Go

Tens of Thousands Evacuated⁠—And Many Thousands More To Go

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Tens of Thousands Evacuated⁠—And Many Thousands More To Go

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Aug 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The U.S. has only a few more days to evacuate as many as 1,500 Americans and many thousands of Afghans before the Tuesday deadline set in negotiations with the Taliban. Staying longer, U.S. officials say, risks violence. Now, attention has begun to turn to what comes next: how and where to resettle the scores who have fled.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Aug 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.