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This is AP News Minute.
President Joe Biden defended his decision to end the war in Afghanistan, calling it a quote "extraordinary success." Addressing the nation Tuesday from the White House - the day after U.S. troops left the country - Biden said the U.S. needs to re-focus its defenses on other security problems.
Meanwhile, the country's new Taliban regime is now firmly in control. Forces were seen taking over the airport in Kabul. Thousands who had worked for the U.S. and allies remain in the country, as well as up to 200 Americans. As the country's economy worsens and drought threatens food supply, the United Nations warns of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Rescuers fanned out by boat in the floodwaters left by Hurricane Ida as residents who stayed behind remain stranded. The powerful storm has swamped the Louisiana coast and left the region's electrical grid in shambles. Officials warn it could be weeks before it's repaired.
And in New Orleans, a piece of jazz history was a casualty to Hurricane Ida. A young Louis Armstrong once worked and lived at the Karnofsky Tailor Shop that stood on this site. The money he earned there helped him buy his first cornet.
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