The International Monetary Fund had designated $450 million for Afghanistan to be released next week. Source

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged that evacuations of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan are not moving fast enough. David Martin has the latest. Source

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sharply criticized President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Watch Norah O’Donnell’s interview with the Republican leader. Source

It was another grim day in Haiti as rescuers pulled more bodies from the rubble after a devastating earthquake. U.S. forces have been deployed to help in the search and recovery efforts. Vladimir Duthiers reports. Source

Parts of 13 counties and three tribal lands throughout California were affected by the power shutoff. Source

When Scarlett Harper learned the bees in her neighborhood were being wiped out by mosquito pesticides, she rallied to save them. Source

In a display of dissent against the Taliban’s takeover, protesters in eastern Afghanistan waved the national flag. Taliban fighters responded swiftly. Roxana Saberi reports. Source

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said neither he nor anyone else saw any sign that Afghan forces would collapse in 11 days. Source

A severe drought in the western U.S. has triggered historically low water levels in Lake Mead and other water basins and reservoirs, leading the federal government to declare a water shortage on the Colorado River. Rebecca Mitchell, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and a Colorado River commissioner, joins CBSN to discuss how the shortage is affecting the roughly 40 million people who get their water from the Colorado River. Source

The announcement comes the same day federal health officials recommended a booster shot for vaccinated Americans. Source