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EXPLAINER: US, NATO pledge billions to back Afghan forces
By Kathy Gannon
Nazar Mohammad Khasha: Popular police officer killed in Kandahar
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad & Alex Horton
Chinese officials and Taliban meet in Tianjin as US exits Afghanistan
By Eric Cheung & Ben Westcott
Chinese officials and Taliban meet, in sign of warming ties
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Taliban 'has not changed,' say women facing subjugation in areas of Afghanistan under its extremist rule
By Homa Hoodfar & Mona Tajali
China says Taliban expected to play 'important' Afghan peace role
By William Maclean & Grant Mccool
Taliban admits it killed Afghan comedian after video showing capture and murder go viral
By Stuti Mishra
How to Avert Disaster in Afghanistan - WSJ
By Bradley Bowman
China Offers the Taliban a Warm Welcome While Urging Peace Talks (Published 2021)
By Steven Lee Myers
Kandahar residents fear Taliban advance on Afghan city
By Ali Latifi & Abdul Matin Amiri
Analysis | Northern Afghanistan once kept out the Taliban. Why has it fallen so quickly this time?
By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili