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Taliban closes in on Kabul as thousands flee

American diplomats and other key personnel are being evacuated from the rapidly deteriorating security conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan. This, as the Taliban’s lightning-fast offensive seizes more territory including Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan’s second and third-largest cities. Roxana Saberi reports. Source

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Hospitalization rates rise as Delta variant spreads

The steady climb of COVID infections, driven in part by the highly contagious Delta variant, and the unvaccinated, is putting a new strain on hospitals. The increase comes as the seven-day case count stands at more than 116,000. Michael George has the latest. Source

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Federal health officials greenlight coronavirus booster shot for some vulnerable Americans

Federal officials have authorized a coronavirus booster shot for some immunocompromised individuals. It come as a summer surge fueled by the Delta variant continues. Mark Strassmann reports on how the latest outbreak is impacting schools, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, an attending physician and faculty member at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Public Health, joins CBSN’s Elise Preston to discuss what this means. Source

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