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A tale of two armies: why Afghan forces proved no match for the Taliban
By Patrick Wintour
Afghanistan latest news: Ads depicting women ‘painted over’ after Taliban enters Kabul
By Chiara Giordano
Afghanistan: Who are the Taliban, what is their history and what do they want for the country?
By Samuel Osborne
Another 1K US troops heading to Kabul, bringing total to 6,000
By Luis Martinez, Guy Davies & Sohel Uddin
Taliban will declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in resounding defeat of the US-backed government
By Jake Lahut
Afghans fear a return to brutal rule despite Taliban vows
By Rahim Faiez, Tameem Akhgar & Joseph Krauss
The Fall of Kabul
By Nick Turse
Low morale, no support and bad politics: why the Afghan army folded
By Amy Kazmin, Benjamin Parkin & Katrina Manson
Ashraf Ghani: departing Afghan president who failed to make peace with Taliban
By Susan Fenton, Philippa Fletcher & Peter Cooney