Global National: Aug. 23, 2021 | Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport

With the clock ticking, Canadian special forces are on the ground in Kabul going outside the airport to try and reach Canadians and eligible Afghans in those crowds. Mike Armstrong has the details. Jamie Mauracher reports concerns are rising the fourth wave of COVID-19 could create more problems for Canadians if action isn’t taken soon. On the campaign front, Mercedes Stephenson takes a look at the health-care promises Justin Trudeau is making and Mike Le Couteur looks at a Twitter video the Conservatives are criticizing the Liberals for posting and the ensuing fallout. Jackson Proskow reports on why there is hope the U.S. FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could help get vaccine skeptics to get their shot. And Dawna Friesen interviews an Afghan filmmaker about what she is seeing back home and why it’s leaving her sick with grief.