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As much as the rest of us

"Millions of Afghans deserve to live in an orderly, just and humane society."   We have many things to weep about, especially given COVID-19’s continued attack...

Taliban warns of evacuation ‘red line’

Kabul—US troops led an increasingly desperate effort Tuesday to airlift thousands of people out of Kabul, after the Taliban warned they would allow foreign...

Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul for political talks

The Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks with fellow members of the group and other politicians on...

The Afghan aftermath

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Defiant Afghans wave flags amid fears of Taliban crackdown

Defiant protesters waved Afghan flags at scattered rallies Thursday to mark the country's independence day, as a UN document suggests the Taliban are rounding...

Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule

Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, a sign of the Afghan capital's rapidly changing face in the...

A graveyard of empires

"We can only hope and pray that the Taliban government learned its lessons well."   The 20-year war in Afghanistan -- formally known as Operation Enduring...

US brass bitter as chaos reigns in Kabul

Washington—The mood was somber Monday in the corridors of the Pentagon, where US military personnel watched helplessly as chaos erupted at Kabul airport and...

Taliban win leaves US image in tatters

WASHINGTON—After two decades in Afghanistan, America’s longest war was ending with the image of the United States in tatters. With the swift collapse Sunday of...

Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul

The Taliban were in control of Afghanistan on Monday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year...

The Pentagon mistakes behind the rout of the Afghan army

The collapse of the Afghan army that allowed Taliban fighters to take control of Kabul cast a stark light on errors committed over 20...

Afghan president flees Kabul as Taliban reach capital

Kabul—President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they reached the capital Kabul to...

Taliban poised outside Kabul, ready to rule

KABUL—The Taliban was on the brink of total victory in Afghanistan on Sunday, with its fighters ordered to wait on the outskirts of the...

France calls on its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security

  France called Tuesday for its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security concerns, its embassy in Kabul said, as the Taliban pressed on with...
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