The Taliban offered to surrender in November 2001 - the US rejected their offer

<p>On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, &nbsp;Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the United &nbsp;States' frantic evacuation from Afghanistan and the questions swirling &nbsp;about the future of the country’s government -- and critical history &nbsp;left out of the corporate media narrative. They also discuss how crucial &nbsp;pandemic relief measures are imperiled, the strike waged by Nabisco &nbsp;workers, and vital efforts to vaccinate the population from COVID &amp; &nbsp;the major obstacles they are encountering.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=614ee9-1-1629803550918" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>