List of Afghanistan articles
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Afghan women protest near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, a day after the Taliban claimed to have crushed the last outpost of resistance, Sept. 7. Afghans Protest After Taliban Claim to Have Crushed Panjshir Resistance
Chants of “Freedom” and “Death to Taliban” rang out in Kabul and other Afghan cities.
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Afghan money-changers count Pakistani rupees at the money exchange market in Kabul. Afghanistan’s Money Exchangers Are the Economy’s Last Best Hope
As many banks are forced to close, an informal network of money exchangers provides an indispensable service.
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A Hazara woman holds her child as she attends an event on International Women’s Day. Afghanistan’s Hazaras Get Mixed Messages From the Taliban
The Islamic State-Khorasan has come to represent a greater threat to the persecuted minority.
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Afghan security officers stand in front of a U.N. vehicle. U.N. Return to Afghanistan: ‘This Is Completely Insane’
A month ago, the United Nations was pulling its staff out of Afghanistan. Now, it’s headed back in to avert a major humanitarian crisis.
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An Afghan who says he worked as a CIA operative The CIA Secretly Evacuated Most of Its Spies From Afghanistan
The agency has a long history of extracting people from danger zones.
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An Afghan child walks near abandoned military uniforms in Kabul. Now America Must Help the Millions of Afghans It Left Behind
Engaging with a Taliban government will be painful. Washington will have to do it anyway.
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French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Masoud Barzani in Erbil. Macron Uses Biden’s Afghan Retreat to Push ‘Strategic Autonomy’
But doubts remain whether he can cut his own path in the Middle East.
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TOPSHOT - Women walk through a road in Ghazni on June 3, 2021. ‘They Left Us to the Taliban’
Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet. China, Russia Look to Outflank U.S. in Afghanistan
Meanwhile, Pakistan urges Washington to pump the breaks on sanctioning the Taliban.
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A convoy of Taliban fighters patrol along a street in Kabul on Sept. 2. Afghanistan Was a Ponzi Scheme Sold to the American Public
When a scam falls apart, it collapses fast.
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Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take positions as they patrol on a hilltop. Anti-Taliban Resistance Braces to Fight New Offensive
The last redoubt of resistance against the Taliban is cut off and pleading for foreign assistance.
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Afghan schoolchildren study at a destroyed high school. Biden’s Conundrum: How to Pressure the Taliban Without Hurting Afghans
After 20 years of building up Afghanistan, can the United States really cut the country off now?
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North Vietnamese Army tanks take over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. Stop Comparing Afghanistan’s Fall to South Vietnam’s
Americans are still using the lens of a half century-old conflict.
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Taliban special force fighters stand guard next to a plane. America Isn’t Exceptional Anymore
The United States can no longer claim to be the leader of the free world if it abandons strategic allies and vulnerable civilians.
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Afghans wait for the banks to open in Kabul. U.S. Troop Pullout Sparks New Urgency for Afghan Evacuations
There’s little expectation the Taliban will make it easy to leave.
