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Russia had a humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, so while taking some satisfaction in the U.S. failure, it's not gloating. Instability in the region is a danger to Russia's Asian neighbors.

President Biden addressed the nation Monday afternoon on the situation in Afghanistan, as he endures withering criticism from Republicans and Democrats over the chaotic withdrawal.

As US NATO allies struggle to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, talk in Europe is focusing on how to prevent a wave of refugees fleeing Taliban control reaching the EU.

Rescue efforts continue in the southwest of Haiti, the country hardest-hit by last weekend's earthquake. A shortage of physicians is inhibiting efforts to treat the injured.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jane Ferguson, correspondent for PBS NewsHour, from Kabul.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ronald Jocelyn, education program director at the nonprofit Hope for Haiti, about the damage left by Saturday's earthquake and the relief efforts underway.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ohio Republican Congressman Steve Chabot, the ranking member of the subcommittee overseeing Afghanistan, about President Biden defending his decisions in Afghanistan.

In the California, the Bay Area's city of Fremont has one of the largest Afghan communities in the U.S. Residents there are watching the chaos in Kabul with dismay.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with James Miervaldis, chairman of No One Left Behind — which helps Afghan and Iraqi interpreters resettle in the U.S. — on issues with the Special Immigrant Visa program.

In an address to the nation, President Biden defended his move to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. But the Taliban takeover presents the U.S. and the world with new national security challenges.