President Biden began his address to the nation by saying that the situation in Afghanistan is "rapidly evolving." He said the White House's national security team is "closely monitoring the situation on the ground." Biden said he wants to remind the country "how we got here and what America's interests are in Afghanistan." He said that the US mission in Afghanistan that started two decades ago "was never supposed to have been nation building." | CNN

114K views · 2.1K reactions | Freelance Afghan journalist Nazira Karimi tells CNN she receives phone calls daily from people inside Afghanistan desperate to get out. | CNN | Facebook

President Joe Biden praised the bravery of the US troops continuing to operate in Afghanistan and said the United States will complete its mission to extract all Americans from the country. | CNN

Today marks two years since the fall of Kabul and beginning of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Here is a recap of the sweeping changes the Taliban have made to the lives of Afghan women, living standards and social structure in the country since 2021. | ABC News