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War in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan
Prominent Afghan news organization reports on life under Taliban rule from Maryland 
US Special Envoy Rina Amiri addresses the 16th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards virtual ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Washington. 
Afghanistan
US special envoy: Taliban ‘puts women’s right at peril everywhere’
An Afghan woman waits to receive a food ration distributed by a South Korea humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2022.
Afghanistan
Afghan women say Taliban’s new rules aim to make them ‘disappear from public life’
Some of the younger boys of newly arrived Afghan refugees play in their own game at a St. Louis sports facility. The weekly get-together is a chance to exercise and make new friends.
Refugees
Amid chaos, young Afghan refugees find something familiar in St. Louis — soccer
The luxurious Rafaelo resort is in stark contrast with the conditions in Afghanistan. At least 2,000 Afghans feel fortunate to stay here but also guilty about those left behind.
Afghanistan
Afghans endure indefinite limbo at 5-star hotel in Albania
Afghan women chant during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2021.
Afghanistan
‘We have no future’: Afghan women protest Taliban restrictions
Some Afghan students were relocated to the American University of Centra Asia in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan, when Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Afghanistan
Some Afghan university students find refuge — and hope — in Kyrgyzstan
Color guard retires the colors during a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington amid brightly colored trees
Military
‘Everything I am would not be the same without being a veteran,’ says soldier who served in Afghanistan
Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021.
Afghanistan
‘I had to burn a lot of my stuff’: Two Afghan women on what they left behind when they fled the Taliban
Shirin Jaafari reporting from Afghanistan
Behind the story: Shirin Jaafari’s reporting from Herat, Afghanistan, in the summer of 2021
People walk while vehicle move through historical Khyber Pass in Jamrud, the main town of Pakistan's Khyber district bordering Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
Afghanistan
Canada promised to resettle 40,000 Afghans. Many are still waiting for answers.
In this image provided by the US Army, Spc. Alejandro Haro, military police, Task Force Ever Vigilant, scans documents as he checks-in Afghan evacuees at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on Sept. 20, 2021.
Afghanistan
The spotlight has faded on Afghanistan, but not the urgency for Afghans seeking safety
In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after US drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Critical State
Opportunity seizure: Part II
A health worker administers a vaccination to a child during a polio campaign in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 15, 2021. UN agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan’s children under 5 against polio after the Taliban agreed to the
Afghanistan
An upcoming vaccine drive in Afghanistan is an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to eradicate polio, UN official says
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, from Illinois, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Capitol Hill in Washington
Afghanistan
Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a ‘real, cold-hard facts look’ at US’ failed 20-year war in Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, former President Hamid Karzai, right, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, left, watch the live broadcast of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar after the signing of a peace treaty at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Afghan government and the US lost popular support over corruption in Afghanistan, investigator general says
Rep. Michael Waltz speaks as Rep. Mike Johnson displays a map during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021,
Afghanistan
Former adviser Sarah Chayes: The US failed to understand how Afghans wage war
From left, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill
Afghanistan
Gen. David Petraeus: The US has a ‘moral obligation’ to help those left behind in Afghanistan
A Taliban fighter walks on the side of a road as a Humvee carrying other fighters drives by in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2021.
Afghanistan
‘We are still here’: Afghan UN employees worry about their safety
fghan women and a girl shop for dresses at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.
Afghanistan
Afghan women to the Taliban: #DoNotTouchMyClothes
Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting Ben Rhodes is accompanied by Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz at a press briefing at Martha's Vineyard
Foreign policy
The post-9/11 generation ‘came to understand the limits of what America could accomplish,’ former Obama adviser says
Polish security forces surround migrants stuck along with border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
Borders
Afghan migrants remain stranded at Poland-Belarus border as leaders punt responsibility
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson arrives for a meeting of EU justice and interior ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Afghanistan
EU’s top migration official calls for global response to help Afghans in order to avoid migration crisis in Europe
Afghans wait in long lines for hours to try to withdraw money, in front of a Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
‘They’re depending on us’: Afghan interpreter scrambles to help evacuate colleagues in Afghanistan
Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Virginia, Aug. 27, 2021.
Afghanistan
Afghan families are being rapidly resettled in the US. But adjusting to their new lives will take years.  
Hundreds of people, some holding documents, gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 27, 2021.
Top of The World
Afghanistan airlift continues after deadly suicide attacks
Afghan women walk by posters of Taliban leaders and flags in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25. 2021.
Afghanistan
Chaos in Afghanistan creates power vacuum for ISIS, al-Qaeda to reorganize, counterterrorism expert says
In this Aug. 22, 2021, image provided by the US Air Force and made through a night vision scope, a US Air Force security forces raven, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, maintains a cordon around a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in s
Afghanistan
Taliban have acquired an ‘overwhelming amount of potential weaponry,’ global security expert says
In this Aug. 21, 2021, image provided by the U.S. Air Force, US Airmen and U.S. Marines guide evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. 
Afghanistan
Canada faces criticism for its slow evacuation of Afghans who helped the government
Several US military personnel are show standing guard next to the runways of the Kabul airport with two large military vehicles in the distance.
Afghanistan
How the Kabul airport went from calm to chaos
Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2021.
Afghanistan
This Afghan interpreter helped the US Army Special Forces. He’s desperate to get out of Afghanistan.
In this photo provided by the US Marine Corps, two civilians during processing through an Evacuee Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. 
Afghanistan
‘If journalists leave a scene, it becomes a black hole,’ VOA journalist in Kabul says
Crowd at night gathered around a Luftwaffe transport plane
Afghanistan
An Afghan American scholar describes his fear-filled journey from the chaos at Kabul airport to a plane bound for home in the US
US Gen. John R. Allen, left, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, listens to US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, before a change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Former Amb to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker: ‘This is not a kinder and gentler Taliban’
Ismail Khan
Afghanistan
Former warlord Ismail Khan led a militia against the Taliban. He spoke to The World days before Afghans lost the fight.
A Taliban fighter sits on the back of a vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace
Conflict
Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
A Taliban fighter stands guard over surrendered Afghan security members forces
Top of The World
Taliban takes over half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
Yellow transport vehicles and people on bikes or standing in front of a smoking building
Conflict & Justice
The Afghan government failed to earn the trust of its people, retired US Army col. says
Thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes in Afghanistan over the past few months as fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces intensified.
Global Politics
Afghans in a city under siege by the Taliban: ‘The insecurity has upended our lives’
Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 23, 2021. Afghanistan's defense ministry is working with warlords to mobilize local militias across the country, most particularly in the north, to tr
Conflict
‘This is the first time I am holding a gun’: Afghans take up arms to fight the Taliban
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stand together at the Capitol
Top of The World
US and Afghan presidents to meet in Washington amid troop withdrawal
A father and son sit on a tourist ferry on Lake Van, on their way to an island that hosts the ruins of a 10th century Armenian church
Migration
Turkey’s Lake Van: A dangerous crossroads on the migrant trail
Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee hearing on Next Steps for US Engagement in Afghanistan at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2021.
Conflict & Justice
As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad
Woman in blue outfit holding up her arms
Women & Gender
Women in Afghanistan push for rights and more representation amid ongoing talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban
Roya Rahmani in a dark blue outfit and white hijab sitting in front of the US and Afghan flags
Conflict & Justice
Afghan amb to the US on the Taliban: ‘They are not interested in peace but power’
US Black Hawk military helicopters fly over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 19, 2021.
Refugees
Afghans who fled to Turkey are worried — and hopeful — about the prospect of peace at home
A group of men gather around a memorial to plant flowers for victims of a militant attack.
Critical State
The blame game in international politics: Part I
Group of US generals in army fatigues walk through the street in Afghanistan.
Military
Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan
Ali ATH, rapper wearing a red and black cap and holding headphones around his neck.
Music
Rapper Ali ATH wonders if there’s a place for him in Afghanistan’s future
A soldier in uniform stands next to a man in a military vehicle with rugged mountains in the background.
Migration
Afghan interpreters languish in visa limbo as US coalitions return home
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Conflict & Justice
Biden’s new plan for peace in Afghanistan garners mixed reactions
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda speaks at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, in this this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo.
Justice
Israel has a stake in Biden administration’s decision to lift ICC sanctions
A US Marine (center) talks with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2017.
Military
Military experts say a US troop withdrawal complicates conditions on the ground
Two journalists look at a bombed out classroom with chair strewn and walls shot with bullets.
Extremism
Afghans mourn the loss of young lives in ISIS attacks 
Afghan families leave their houses after fighting between the Afghan military and Taliban insurgents in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2020.
Conflict & Justice
Fighting in Afghanistan claims lives and displaces families as peace talks drag on
Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 12, 2020.
Women & Gender
Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
A photo of troops and military vehicles
Conflict & Justice
Petraeus on Russian bounties in Afghanistan: ‘We were looking for this kind of activity’
A crowd of US service members stand in front of Trump, with a large US flag in the background
Top of The World
Trump denies knowledge of Russian bounties in Afghanistan; pandemic death toll reaches half a million; attack in Karachi
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about a Trump administration executive order on the International Criminal Court as Defense Secretary Mark Esper listens during a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, June 11, 2020.
Conflict & Justice
Trump escalates attacks on International Criminal Court over Afghanistan investigation
Two men in military uniform walk arm and arm
Conflict
Court decision could speed up visas for US military interpreters