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The U.S. military spent years training Afghan soldiers to fight insurgents. Yet in a matter of days, the Afghan National Army collapsed, and the Taliban captured the country. What went wrong?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post and Charles Kupchan with the Council on Foreign Relations about the political ramifications of the fall of Afghanistan.

Bennett continued performing even after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Now, at 95, he will retire, following doctor's orders. Bennett spoke with Terry Gross in 1982, 1991 and 1998.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gen. David Petraeus about whether the CIA and U.S. intelligence knew the Taliban were moving rapidly and that the Afghan government would fall so quickly.

What happened? Here are six lessons learned from Israel's experience — and one looming question for the future of the pandemic.

The latest Utah news from Friday morning, Aug. 20, 2021.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Khan, an Afghan national who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military for four years, about the safety situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.

Protests against the Taliban takeover have spread to more provinces in Afghanistan. With a humanitarian crisis rising, thousands gather at the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the country.

The U.S. government once had a paranormal division to psychically gather military intelligence. George Clooney fans may remember his portrayal of a psychic spy from this program in the 2009 movie “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” Although the CIA has since abandoned the work, it's found new life in Utah.

Brooklynites Danny, an OTB clerk, and Annie, a nurse, began chronicling their life together in the early days of StoryCorps — from their first date to Danny's final days with terminal cancer.