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The Biden administration has a warning about what could come next in Afghanistan. A political standoff in Texas is over. Doctors in Alabama say they're exhausted by a crisis that was preventable.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Associated Press reporter Paul Weber about the Texas House achieving a quorum after some of the Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill returned to Austin.

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The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, August 19, 2021.

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan is hitting home for some Utahns. The extremist group has regained power after the U.S. withdrew its troops. Now, a resettlement agency in Utah said they’re ready to receive people fleeing from the country.

Filipe Ribeiro of Doctors Without Borders Afghanistan talks to NPR about the future of the country's health care system under Taliban rule.

Some Spanish-speaking residents had to wait until bilingual speakers posted updates about evacuations on social media. Now, the county is looking at implementing a bilingual emergency alert system.

The Taliban could soon be facing a cash crunch. The U.S. and other countries have taken steps to cut off the international financing which Afghanistan has relied on for much of the last two decades.

UN agencies and other aid groups say they're staying in Afghanistan. There are concerns about the safety of Afghans working for international organizations, since few believe the Taliban's assurances.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about how urgent the need for COVID boosters is, how the rollout will work and whether we should even be giving boosters in this country.