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Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, take 4 more cities
By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez & Joseph Krauss
Doha talks on Afghanistan end with call for accelerated peace process, halt to attacks
By Ghaida Ghantous, Cynthia Osterman & Leslie Adler
As the Taliban Seize Cities, Desperate Afghans Are Trapped in an American-Made Fiasco
By Andrew Quilty
About 8,000 US troops are deploying to secure evacuations from Kabul
By Meghann Myers, Robert Burns & Ellen Knickmeyer
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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 Elizabeth B. Hessami & Asef Ghafoory
How America Failed Afghanistan
By Mike Jason
China Preparing to Recognize Taliban if Kabul Falls: Sources
By Paul D. Shinkman
Former ambassador to Afghanistan blames Taliban surge on Trump 'delegitimizing' Afghan government
By Stephen Proctor
US to reduce personnel at embassy in Afghanistan as more cities fall to Taliban
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood & Ellie Kaufman
Three more major cities are under Taliban control, as the government's forces near collapse. (Published 2021)
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff & Christina Goldbaum
Taliban fighters executing surrendering troops, which could amount to war crimes, U.S. officials say
By Luis Martinez & Conor Finnegan
Pentagon sending thousands of troops to Kabul to help evacuate U.S. Embassy
By Nahal Toosi, Alexander Ward & Quint Forgey
Afghanistan: How the Taliban gained ground so quickly
By Jonathan Beale
Pentagon sending troops to Kabul to help evacuation of U.S. Embassy
By Eleanor Watson & David Martin
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
US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee & 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
Afghan Taliban Seize Herat, Move Into Kandahar After Taking Ghazni
By Ehsanullah Amiri, Alan Cullison & Yaroslav Trofimov
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
U.S. mobilizes 3000 troops to Kabul for embassy staff drawdown
By Idrees Ali & Jonathan Landay
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
U.S. sending approx. 3,000 troops to Kabul to bolster security
By Susannah George, Dan Lamothe & 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, Patrick Wintour & Peter Beaumont