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High-profile tribute event honors veterans and those who serve, featuring tenor Anthony Kearns and CBS correspondent Nikole Killion. Medal of Honor recipients, members of Congress, and other VIPs in attendance.

Today's episode is all about the lives of women in Afghanistan, before and after the U.S. armed forces occupied the country. First, Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with journalist Mitchell Zuckoff about his new book, The Secret Gate, chronicling how activist Homeira Qaderi engineered her escape out of Kabul at the very last minute. Then, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes asks Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor about Defiant Dreams, which tells of Mahfouz's upbringing under Taliban rule.

A former State Department official questioned about the Afghanistan withdrawal by Congress bluntly said the evacuation wasn’t a success, a statement that poses a direct challenge to the Biden administration’s rosier narrative.

Paulina Porizkova showed off toned legs while wearing a black minidress in a recent throwback photo posted to Instagram. Fans could not get enough.