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Europe’s human rights commissioner has called on the continent to welcome Afghan refugees with open arms. But this latest chapter in the refugee and migrant crisis will add to thousands of people, mainly from Africa, still making the desperate journey.

New technology is changing the way we think about the human brain. Miles o’Brien gives us a personal look at how rewiring the mind with the aid of machines is transforming the lives of those with amputated limbs. It is

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Friday’s visit will cap a difficult stretch for the president, following the chaotic exit of the U.S. military from Afghanistan and the deaths of 13 U.S. service members helping evacuate Americans and U.S. allies.

CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday interviewed Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, who helped uncover an explosive of documents in which American officials for years acknowledged they were losing in Afghanistan even while making rosy claims about the war in public.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Alex Azzi, editor of the NBC blog On Her Turf, about the Paralympics in Tokyo.

At the White House, there was a meeting in the Oval Office that’s been years in the making. It all started with a phone call in July of 2019, which lead to Donald Trump’s first impeachment last year.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Rick Brennan, the World Health Organization’s regional emergency director of the office for the Eastern Mediterranean, regarding the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan.