A massive explosion rocked Afghanistan's capital of Kabul last week igniting one of the bloodiest border conflicts between Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan in decades. CNN's Sophia Saifi reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/47rYxeF | CNN

Here’s an update on “Sara,” an American trying to escape Afghanistan, bringing vulnerable women & children with her “I am confident that we will get her out, it’s going to be a rigorous activity,” says fmr. Army Intel Officer Sam Rogers as he works to extract her and others. | CNN

The Taliban are said to have seized at least 26 of Afghanistan's provincial capitals, including the capital of Kabul, since the beginning of August. Latest updates: https://cnn.it/3yRi04N | CNN