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Europe a fearful bystander as Taliban sweep through Afghanistan
By Jacopo Barigazzi
U.S. mobilizes 3000 troops to Kabul for embassy staff drawdown
By Jonathan Landay & Idrees Ali
Taliban Seizes US Weapons and Military Equipment as Afghan Takeover Accelerates
By Adam Kredo
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Doha talks on Afghanistan end with call for accelerated peace process, halt to attacks
By Ghaida Ghantous & Leslie Adler
Obama administration hid the truth about war's end: 'The Afghanistan Papers' book excerpt - The Washington Post
By Craig Whitlock
Taliban take Kandahar, Herat in major Afghanistan offensive as U.S. withdraws
By Mushtaq Yusufzai, Chantal Da Silva & Saphora Smith
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
Taliban seize Herat and assault nearby dam that provides water and power to hundreds of thousands of Afghans
By Asef Ghafoory & Elizabeth B. Hessami
How America Failed Afghanistan
By Mike Jason
Taliban fighters executing surrendering troops, which could amount to war crimes, U.S. officials say
By Luis Martinez & Conor Finnegan
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 sweep across Afghanistan's south, take 4 more cities
By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez & Joseph Krauss
U.S. to evacuate most staff from embassy in Kabul as Taliban sweep across Afghanistan
By Abigail Williams, Courtney Kube & Dan De Luce
Afghanistan: How the Taliban gained ground so quickly
By Jonathan Beale
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
The Situation On The Ground In Afghanistan Is 'Brutal' And 'Horrific'
By Emily Alfin Johnson
Three more major cities are under Taliban control, as the government's forces near collapse. (Published 2021)
By Christina Goldbaum & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
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, John Hudson & Ezzatullah Mehrdad
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, Peter Beaumont & Patrick Wintour