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An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence, and it doesn't recommend any disciplinary action, The Associated Press has learned.

The Taliban are in power in Kandahar province, where Canadian soldiers fought and dozens died. CBC News' Susan Ormiston returned to the region and spoke with former Taliban fighters now in government, on a mission to restore international help, and the villagers, who remember the Canadians' presence and whose lives are still difficult under the new regime.

In today's Morning Brief, we look at how a big legal win for a B.C. First Nation could bring change for resource development in Canada.

When the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, much of the foreign aid to the country was suspended. Today, CBC’s Susan Ormiston tells us about what she heard on the ground about the looming humanitarian crisis.

Two months after the Taliban swept into Kandahar — part of its march toward the ultimate collapse of Afghanistan — CBC News went back to the southern region where Canadians had fought and died.

In today's Morning Brief, we look at the impact that shortage of microchips is having on the Canadian auto industry.

Life is still difficult in province in southern Afghanistan where Canadian soldiers fought and died

The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked U.S. and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support.

Warning that Afghanistan is facing "a make-or-break moment," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the world to prevent the country's economy from collapsing.

The Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan has precipitated a severe rollback of women's rights, but Mahbouba Seraj believes that the push for gender equality in her home country is an unstoppable force that will eventually triumph over the seemingly immovable resistance of the new government.