On Sunday, Afghan forces backed by U.S. forces said they killed 38 Taliban fighters, including two senior commanders. Charlie D’Agata is in Kabul where the country’s defense minister says the fight is being taken to insurgents. Source

Asylum seekers, waiting in Mexico, get their first day in court Monday. This marks the official opening of the Trump administration “tent courts” intended to ease the strain on immigration courts will handle cases by video conference; a judge and lawyers won’t be present. Mireya Villarreal reports. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” anchored by Elaine Quijano. Source

North Korea reportedly launched two more projectiles into the sea. South Korea’s military says the unidentified objects traveled about 200 miles, and splashed down in the water off the country’s east coast. These are North Korea’s eighth round of launches since late July. Hours earlier, Pyongyang offered to resume nuclear negotiations with the U.S. but demanded new proposals from Washington. Source

California authorities say they have found what they believe to be the remains of a missing mother two months after she disappeared. CBS Sacramento reported that the discovery of Heather Gumina prompted a homicide investigation by the county sheriff’s office, which led to the arrest of her husband. Source

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced an emergency executive action to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in the state. The governor’s office said the executive order will advance legislation that aims to eliminate deceptive marketing practices of e-cigarettes to underage users and raises the purchasing age of e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old. CBSN New York’s Nick Caloway reports. Source

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh faces a newly reported sexual misconduct accusation. A New York Times report claims that a former Yale classmate tried to tip off senators and the FBI last year, but was ignored. President Trump fired back, tweeting that Kavanaugh should “start suing people.” Kavanaugh has denied all previous misconduct allegations. Source

This year — for the first time — the Taliban is losing more fighters than the Afghan military Source

Presidential candidate Julian Castro defended his attack on former Vice President Joe Biden in the third Democratic primary debate. Meanwhile, the Trump administration must respond to air strikes on Saudi oil fields with an incomplete National Security team. The Washington Post’s political reporter Sean Sullivan joined CBSN for the Politics Week in Review. Source

Afghan forces backed by U.S. forces said Sunday that they killed 38 Taliban fighters, including two senior commanders. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata speaks with Afghanistan Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid about the troops’ coordinated efforts. Source