seizing control of kabul with hardly a shot fired. on the program the entire u.s. military effort is collapsing. the embassy has been completely evacuated. it has been a year since the fall of kabul. sheer desperation. afghans trying desperately to board outgoing flights. a year since then-president ghani fled afghanistan. for a year he has been virtually invisible. what a difference 24 hours made. today, we will hear from him directly. why he left so hastily. had no plans to flee. whether he took tens of millions of dollars with him. this is part of a disinformation campaign. and why he wants to go back to his country. the place that every cell of my body belongs. it s an exclusive that you will not want to miss. but first, here s my take. on august 16th, 2021, the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction released a report, what we need to learn, lessons from 20 years of afghanistan reconstruction. it got overtaken by the new
remains defiant amid russian advances. we ll show you how new vehicles are helping fight the war. and baby formula is now being flown to the u.s. from germany. mothers facing a shortage across the country. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. u.s. president joe biden is set to land in japan soon after wrapping up a visit to south korea. he left seoul a short time ago and the visit marks police first trip to asia as commander in chief. before leaving, met with military families and american troops stationed there. and also with the chairman of hyundai where he toured their plant to build a new electric vehicle plant in the u.s. state of georgia and while he is trying to put the focus on bolstering america s economic and security ties in the region, a shadow of potential conflict is never far away. on saturday the u.s. and south korea announced plans to expand joint military drills in response to north korea s growing nuclear threat. u.s. offic