PBS News Hour

Season 46, Episode 166

Episode Title: August 20, 2021

Air Date: 2021-08-20

Overview:

Friday on the NewsHour, the Taliban targets Afghans who worked with the United States as their desperation to flee the country intensifies. Then, despite soaring levels of new COVID cases in Florida, school officials face backlash to face cover mandates. And, Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson break down President Biden's handling of the Afghanistan crisis and the politics of mask mandates.