List of Afghanistan articles
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Afghan refugees sit around a makeshift tent in Pakistan. Leaning on Pakistan Can Get Abandoned Afghans to Safety
Thousands of Afghans who worked with the United States need a route out.
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Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, seen here in 2014, is a member of a group of exiled warlords and other leaders who want the Taliban to widen the makeup of Afghanistan's government and include them. Afghanistan’s Warlords Prepare Their Comeback
The regional capos who broke Afghanistan once before are angling to contest control of the country with the current Taliban rulers.
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Members of Taliban stand in front of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed in Afghanistan. The Taliban Take Aim at Buddhist Heritage
Afghanistan’s new rulers are looting the past—again.
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1a-afghanistan-embassy-illustration-hero-1200x628 The Last Days of the Afghan Embassy
The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.
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Armed militants of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan pose for photographs. Pakistan Sponsored Terror Next Door. Now, It’s Back to Roost
Afghans rue the return of the Taliban. So does Pakistan, as al Qaeda-linked militants run rampant.
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An Afghan news presenter takes a break. The World Is Still Failing Afghan Women
The Taliban are diplomatically feted even as they destroy women’s rights.
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A primary and secondary school is destroyed. Al Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 9/11’s planners back in the terror cockpit.
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265 people are evacuated out of Kabul. Trump and Biden Let Afghanistan Collapse
The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the American Freedom Tour at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, on May 14. Trump’s Poison Pills Are Still Toxic
Whether it’s Iran, China, Cuba, or immigration, U.S. President Joe Biden often finds himself stymied by his predecessor’s foreign policy.
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Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take position. The Afghan Resistance Is Still Fighting
But without unity, arms, or a safe haven, it’s an uphill fight against the Islamists in Kabul.
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A burqa-clad woman with a child The Taliban Have Made the Burqa Mandatory Again
Hunger and poverty stalk the nation, but the Islamists want to disappear women from public life.
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A Taliban member stands guard outside of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison, located on the outskirts of Kabul, on Oct. 17, 2021. Millions of Afghans Want to Flee. LGBTQ Afghans Have To.
Since the Taliban takeover last August, members of the Afghan LGBTQ community have faced electrocution, torture, killings, and fear.
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An Afghan worker works on the site of an ancient monastery discovered in Mes Aynak, in the eastern province of Logar on Nov. 23, 2010. The archaeological dig is located at the world's second-biggest unexploited copper mine. China Wants Its Investments in Afghanistan to Be Safer Than in Pakistan
Beijing could profit handsomely from Afghan resources and exports, but new ventures risk exposing Chinese nationals to violence.
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Taliban fighters in armored vehicles take part in a military parade. Afghanistan Regains Its Crown as Terror Central
The Taliban’s jihadi friends are back to threaten global security.
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Yahya, an Afghan who identifies as gay and a non-conforming person, poses during an interview at an undisclosed location on September 28, 2021. What the Taliban Mean for Queer Afghans
In the absence of Western support, their lives are in danger as they struggle to flee.
