Full CoverageMilitary leaders, refusing to fault Biden, say troop withdrawal ensured Afghanistan’s collapse
By Alex Horton, John Wagner & Karoun Demirjian
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Gen. Milley Calls Afghan Withdrawal ‘Strategic Failure’ in Heated Senate Hearing
By Gordon Lubold & Nancy Youssef
The agonizing problem of Pakistan’s nukes
By Marvin Kalb
Afghanistan is the world’s opium king. Can the Taliban afford to kill off their ‘un-Islamic’ cash cow?
By Kara Fox
‘I don’t know where to go’: uncertain fate of the women in Kabul’s shelters
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
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Austin Gives Senate Hard Truths of Lessons From Afghanistan
By Jim Garamone
At Afghan Universities, Increasing Fear That Women Will Never Be Allowed Back (Published 2021)
By Cora Engelbrecht & Sharif Hassan
Contradicting Biden, top generals say they recommended a small force stay in Afghanistan
By Rebecca Shabad
EXCLUSIVE Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell - document
By John O'Donnell & Rupam Jain
Staying could mean death. The escape nearly killed her. How one woman fled Afghanistan for freedom.
By Fatema Hosseini, Kim Hjelmgaard & Kelley Benham
How are the Taliban treating Afghan women and girls?
By Conor Finnegan
Generals Contradict Biden on Afghanistan Advice
By Robert Farley
A U.S. general warned the Taliban to stay out of Kabul or be bombed. The Taliban rolled into Kabul anyway.
By Courtney Kube, Dan De Luce & Mike Memoli
#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights (Published 2021)
By Anna P. Kambhampaty
McKenzie suggests the U.S. may not be able to prevent Al Qaeda and ISIS from rebuilding in Afghanistan.
By Eric P. Schmitt
Defense Chief Says He Advised Against Staying in Afghanistan ‘Forever’ (Published 2021)
By Eric P. Schmitt & Helene Cooper
Afghan army collapse 'took us all by surprise,' U.S. defense secretary says
By Phil Stewart & Patricia Zengerle
U.S. lost war in Afghanistan through miscalculations spanning multiple administrations, Milley tells lawmakers
By Alex Horton & Karoun Demirjian
Generals Say They Recommended Keeping U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
By Barbara Sprunt
Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing: As Senators Grill Defense Officials on Afghan ‘Strategic Failure,’ Milley Defends Calls to China (Published 2021)
By Eric P. Schmitt & Helene Cooper
Military Officials Say They Urged Biden Against Afghanistan Withdrawal (Published 2021)
By Eric P. Schmitt & Helene Cooper
Afghanistan withdrawal hearing: Live updates from the House | CNN Politics
By Veronica Rocha, Melissa Macaya & Meg Wagner