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ask your doctor about eliquis. >> sharyn alfonsi: when the u.s.stan this past august, the biden administration didn't expect the taliban to seize control of the country so quickly. 20 years of nation-building, and an afghan military, crumbled within days. to contain the taliban's power, the international community acted quickly-- freezing afghan assets shutting down foreign aid, and extending sanctions. now, the country is facing mass starvation, and economic collapse. we went to afghanistan; reported from its provinces and capital; and had a rare conversation with a taliban minister. we also met with humanitarian groups, who have been left to pick up the pieces, while negotiating with the taliban. as our team arrived in to the kabul airport in afghanistan, we weren't sure what we'd find. ( chaos ) it was just four months ago that the world watched as scenes of unforgettable desperation and chaos played out here after the taliban seized control. ( chaos ) the lucky escaped. but, for the 38 million afghans that remain, the anguish continues. right

. >> i'm sharyn alfonsi. >> i'm jon wertheim. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories and more, tonight, on "60 minutes." ( ticking ) [music throughout] this year has been extremely challenging for me. i am broken. and i am healing. i'm here at the memorial wall. i wanted to do something to remember my mom. for some reason, i'm having anxiety. obviously it's normal with everything that's going on right now. i think i'm going to take a break for a while. you can get through it. and if you can get through it, there's a greater reward on the other side. just like anybody else, you know, i'm just trying to do my little part to try and save my community. ta-da! i'm just really excited we're back open. and i am smiling under my mask! incredible scenes on the day the fans came back. welcome back to the theater! you guys, it's been so long! you're looking at yourself in the mirror, and you're just like, “there. i. am.” be your best. never, ever, ever stop dreaming. i don't care what they tell you. ...we the jury in the above entitled manner as to count three find

. >> i'm sharyn alfonsi. >> i'm jon wertheim. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories and more, tonight, on "60 minutes." ( ticking ) >> scott pelley: the devastation is so severe, across such an expanse, that we still don't know the toll of the southern and midwestern tornadoes. starting the night of december 10, at least 59 twisters carved through ten states, a swarm you wouldn't expect two weeks before winter. we spent the last several days in kentucky, where it was still strangely warm, and questions of climate change are being asked. the answers aren't clear, but we do know what we saw is rare. the storm threw down one twister that cut a path of destruction of more than 165 miles. one meteorologist we talked with called that tornado "the beast." all that rises from a leveled landscape are bonfires of memories. on the rickard farm in western kentucky, they burn what they can't ave from the two-story brick home that seemed unshakable on that foundation down there on the right and the garage by its side. >> shawn rickard: it sounded like ten trains on a