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Kabul, Afghanistan there is also the ice cream maker on the bicycle

When we make strategic investments in our infrastructure — like those outlined in the Presidents Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and Build Back Better Agenda — we set workers, businesses, and our communities up for economic success.

President Joe Biden addresses the nation after Taliban fighters take over Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and refugees attempt to flee the war-torn country. Since President Joe Biden’s April decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan before Sept. 11, the Taliban have made stunning battlefield advances with now the entirety of the nation of 38 million people under their control. The rapid disintegration of Afghan security forces and the country’s government have shocked the world and led many to question how a collapse could happen so quickly after two decades of American nation-building and training efforts.

Americans destroyed as much as possible so that sensitive documents would not fall into the hands of the Taliban. Many machines and electronics abandoned in the place. Evacuation done in a hurry. Millions in arms also stayed there and will now be with the Afghan group.

A video published by the Asvaka news agency shows #Afghans desperately wanting to leave the country. In the second video, some of them were still hanging from the US Air Force plane and fell as the plane climbed.

President Biden and Vice President Harris celebrated the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There's still work to be done, but thanks to this movement, we're making progress together.

Last week, disability rights leaders visited the White House to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the ADA. Here's what folks had to say about their work.

Walk and Talk with Shalanda Young, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as she discusses her career in civil service, Black Women's Equal Pay Day, and the work she's doing with the Biden-Harris Administration.