Up First from NPR

Monday, August 23, 2021


Listen Later

President Biden says the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul is accelerating, but he's conceding that the evacuation of thousands from Kabul will be "hard and painful." At the airport there, the situation has grown more chaotic, with thousands waiting to get through Taliban checkpoints, and a firefight overnight leaving at least one person dead. And, U.S. hospitals are being overwhelmed by new COVID cases, as the number of deaths surges.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Up First from NPRBy NPR

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

54,089 ratings


More shows like Up First from NPR

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,981 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,614 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,860 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,915 Listeners

NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,553 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

87,518 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,952 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,284 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,472 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,429 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,568 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,457 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,199 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,610 Listeners

The Headlines by The New York Times

The Headlines

669 Listeners