Afghanistan

Births outpacing deaths helped propel growth in Hispanic, Black, tribal and Hawaiian populations. Population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show what drove changes in different race, ethnic and age groups last year.

Soldiers serving in Afghanistan are set to return home as the United States ends its longest war — but for Afghan refugees fleeing their home country, the next steps aren’t as clear.

The State Office of the Public Defender has filed a third extraordinary writ with the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to address overcrowding in prisons and jails; we pause to remember those who died following the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. And we learn about an effort to make less gassy cattle — why red seaweed means greener cows.

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Vietnam Wednesday — the second stop of her first trip to Asia as vice president. The visit is getting publicity in the region, and close attention from Beijing.

Evacuations from Kabul are continuing Tuesday. Many Afghans who worked with American forces are eventually heading to the United States, but the government is also looking for temporary locations and reports say that includes at least one ally in Asia.

The speed of the collapse of the Afghan government has surprised people around the world, including in the Asia Pacific. There are differing reactions from three Asian capitals—and HPR’s Bill Dorman has more on them in Tuesday's Asia Minute.

KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from a suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded,…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officials’ conclusions that Russia secretly offered…

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump on Saturday over a report that he said, if true, contains a “truly shocking revelation” about the…

WASHINGTON — America's longest war may finally be nearing an end. The United States and the Islamists it toppled from power in Afghanistan are poised to…