Over the 24 hours that ended early morning Monday, 28 US military flights evacuated more than 10,000 people from Kabul, according to a White House official.
The spike in violence is raising fears of an all-out sectarian war in Iraq, barely a year and a half after the last US troops left Iraq.
Monday brought an end to 18 hours of deadly violence in Kabul, Afghanistan, part of a coordinated attack around the country by insurgents pointing to how fragile the political situation there is.
The US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker suspects the Taliban might be ready for serious negotiations.
Lisa Mullins talks with an eyewitness of Tuesday's attack on the American embassy in Kabul.
Veteran diplomat talks about how the events of 9/11 shaped his career.
Our partners at the BBC talk with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker about America's long-standing involvement in the region and how we can avoid making the same mistakes that led to 9/11.
Ryan Crocker, former US Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, and Kuwait talks with host Marco Werman about limits and possibilities of western intervention in Libya. Ambassador Crocker says the West must act, but without putting its boots on the ground.
Ryan Crocker was US ambassador to Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. Marco Werman talks with Crocker about the challenges for the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the US Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, about the current state of life in Iraq.