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Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, take 4 more cities
By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez & Joseph Krauss
Britain sends troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate staff and citizens
By Angus Macswan & William James
As the Taliban Seize Cities, Desperate Afghans Are Trapped in an American-Made Fiasco
By Andrew Quilty
U.S. sending approx. 3,000 troops to Kabul to bolster security
By Dan Lamothe, Susannah George & Missy Ryan
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Obama administration hid the truth about war's end: 'The Afghanistan Papers' book excerpt - The Washington Post
By Craig Whitlock
Taliban seize Herat and assault nearby dam that provides water and power to hundreds of thousands of Afghans
By Asef Ghafoory & Elizabeth B. Hessami
Former ambassador to Afghanistan blames Taliban surge on Trump 'delegitimizing' Afghan government
By Stephen Proctor
China Preparing to Recognize Taliban if Kabul Falls: Sources
By Paul D. Shinkman
US to reduce personnel at embassy in Afghanistan as more cities fall to Taliban
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood & Ellie Kaufman
How America Failed Afghanistan
By Mike Jason
Three more major cities are under Taliban control, as the government's forces near collapse. (Published 2021)
By Christina Goldbaum & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Taliban fighters executing surrendering troops, which could amount to war crimes, U.S. officials say
By Luis Martinez & Conor Finnegan
Afghanistan: How the Taliban gained ground so quickly
By Jonathan Beale
After more than $2 trillion spent by the US, Afghanistan is falling back to the Taliban
By Thomas Barrabi
Rush of troops to Kabul tests Biden's withdrawal deadline
By Ellen Knickmeyer & Robert Burns
Taliban take Kandahar, Herat in major Afghanistan offensive as U.S. withdraws
By Mushtaq Yusufzai, Saphora Smith & Chantal Da Silva
U.S. to evacuate most staff from embassy in Kabul as Taliban sweep across Afghanistan
By Abigail Williams, Courtney Kube & Dan De Luce
U.S. Troops to Evacuate Personnel From Afghanistan Embassy, Leaving Only Core Staff
By Jessica Donati & Gordon Lubold
10 maps to understand Afghanistan
By Alia Chughtai & Mohammed Haddad
Afghanistan ‘spinning out of control’ amid Taliban offensive: UN
By Tamila Varshalomidze & Mersiha Gadzo
The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan's provincial capitals
By Clarissa Ward, Rob Picheta & Brad Lendon
Doha talks on Afghanistan end with call for accelerated peace process, halt to attacks
By Cynthia Osterman, Ghaida Ghantous & Leslie Adler
U.S. mobilizes 3000 troops to Kabul for embassy staff drawdown
By Jonathan Landay & Idrees Ali
U.S. deploying 3,000 troops to help evacuate Kabul embassy staff as Taliban advance
By Spencer Kimball & Amanda Macias
The Situation On The Ground In Afghanistan Is 'Brutal' And 'Horrific'
By Emily Alfin Johnson
Afghanistan Live Updates: Afghanistan Updates: U.S. Prepares Airlift as Cities Fall to Taliban With Stunning Speed ...
By Fatima Faizi, Sharif Hassan & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Afghanistan: Taliban captures Kandahar, Herat and Lashkar Gah
By Susannah George, Ezzatullah Mehrdad & John Hudson
Afghanistan: what the conflict means for the global heroin trade
By Jonathan Goodhand
UK and US send troops to aid evacuation from Afghanistan as Taliban advance
By Julian Borger, Patrick Wintour & Peter Beaumont