The News Roundup — International (The 1A) 2021-10-01

Top U.S. defense officials testified on the subject of Afghanistan before both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers that the war was a “strategic failure.”

The Taliban is continuing to implement its ideology after taking over Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal of troops.

The country’s economy is in peril. Its central bank was drained of its dollar stockpile before Kabul fell. Now, its banking system is near collapse.
Interview: 

https://the1a.org/segments/milley-taliban-economy/