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What Will Happen to Afghanistan and Pakistan's Uneasy Border?
By Aqil Shah
At least 304 dead, 1800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti
By Evens Sanon & Tammy Webber
August turns into a month of crises as Biden stares down a pivotal moment in his presidency
By Betsy Klein
In desperation, U.S. scours for countries willing to house Afghan refugees
By Humeyra Pamuk, Idrees Ali & Jonathan Landay
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Why the Afghan Military Collapsed So Quickly
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, fahim abed & Sharif Hassan
Sources: U.S. planning for a full embassy withdrawal as the Taliban close in on Kabul
By Paul McLeary
The Taliban Captured Helicopters. Can They Capture an Air Force?
By Tara Copp & Marcus Weisgerber
Afghan activist: The Taliban 'will come and kill me'
By Wesley Dockery
Taliban at presidential palace to negotiate transfer of power
By Luis Martinez, Matt Seyler & Conor Finnegan
As the Taliban gains ground, Biden grapples with the ghosts of Saigon
By Shannon Pettypiece
The Return of the Taliban
By Jon Lee Anderson
Biden authorizes additional troops to Kabul as Taliban closes in on capital
By Susannah George, Karen DeYoung & Sammy Westfall
Taliban capture key northern city, approach Afghan capital
By Tameem Akhgar, Ahmad Seir & Rahim Faiez
As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out
By Tameem Akhgar & Jon Gambrell
Biden orders 1000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
By Josh Boak & Robert Burns
US Embassy in Afghanistan tells staff to destroy sensitive materials
By Jennifer Hansler & Kylie Atwood
How the Taliban Took Over Afghanistan's Provincial Capitals, Including Kabul
By Andrew Mollica, Max Rust & Talal Ansari
U.S. Embassy Staff in Kabul, Afghanistan Burn Documents as Taliban Advances
By Nick Wadhams, Josh Wingrove & Jennifer Jacobs
Biden Set On Afghanistan Withdrawal, Even With Taliban Gains
By Franco Ordoñez
Afghanistan Live Updates: Last Government-Held City in Afghanistan's North Falls to Taliban (Published 2021)
By Sharif Hassan, fahim abed & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan after Taliban enters Kabul
By Susannah George, Claire Parker & John Hudson