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You know, now after 20 years of building the afghan national army, the top generals should say that they realize there were errors that they made the afghan army in their own image, it was too high-tech dependent, they weren't aware of cultural sensitivities. all of that, you know, really begs the question where were the assessments made ongoing. and certainly from my experience of covering the afghan national army and the international forces who were training them, many shortcomings were known for over a long period of time. so this sudden collapse of the afghan army shouldn't be such a surp...

Discovery+. john walsh, what do you make of this investigation of brian laundrie? if anything, does that arrest warrant make it final? it seems to really give them reason to be out looking for them. >> i'm really surprised it took this long to get the arrest warrant. there is no other person of interest, there is no other suspect. they found her body so i thought it would be issued sooner, and i've been a little bit critical, and you know how much i love police, 144 cops died in the line of duty last year. they have the toughest job in america. but i was critical of the police stop. i'm glad t...

International terrorism. the stress on a young cop and we train them, but then we don't keep training them, in-service training is missing. so we need to refund the police, reinvest in the police. we can help dealing with homelessness, with the mentally ill, with the narcotics addicted. we are not the solution, but we're definitely part of the resolution of that problem, of those problems. >> commissioner, it is great to see you this morning. thank you. >> thanks for having me. crime on new york city certainly on the minds of voters here in new york city because they are heading to the polls...

Energy challenge, in the rural areas, millions live without access to electricity priced out and off grid. through job creation and innovation, an american businesswoman has built a social enterprise to power a community. the company, frontier markets, manufactures and sells solar products. the all female sales force made up of local women has become key to success. >> by partnering with these women and training them, they essentially became our swords to really become the change makers of these villages. today our 3,000 are addressing over half a million household needs when it comes to clean...

Knowing the emerging threats and knowing the best practices to address those threats, both technologically, but sometimes it is not technology, it is making people aware of threats, training them, teaching them to use the systems better. it is a comprehensive approach that is needed to address these issues. >> it is a big issue. todd, thank you so much for joining me today. appreciate the work you're doing. >> thank you. you know how we love to end this show. no matter what, there is always good news somewhere. we think good news ruhles. today, we certainly need it. npr host lulu garcia nava...