A handful of candidates filed paperwork to enter the Atlanta mayor's race on the first day of qualifying. Georgia surpasses 1,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as new infections continue to surge in the state. The state's elected officials weigh in on the situation in Afghanistan, and a veteran reflects on the U.S. withdrawal from the country. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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