Afghanistan Archives

Taliban Under Scrutiny As US Kills Al-Qaida Leader in Kabul

The Taliban had promised in the 2020 Doha Agreement on the terms of the U.S....

Afghanistan Quake Kills 1,000 People, Deadliest in Decades

Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.

Taliban Cancels Girls’ Higher Education Despite Pledges

The unexpected decision came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan.

US Military Leaders Favored Keeping Troops in Afghanistan

Top U.S. military officers acknowledged misjudging the fragility of Afghanistan's army and said they believed...

Afghanistan Girls Soccer Team Given Asylum in Portugal

All dream of growing up to be professional soccer players.

Trump Aides Aim to Build GOP Opposition to Afghan Refugees

As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in the U.S., a...

Dozens of Westerners to Fly from Kabul on Commercial Flight

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities will allow some 200 Westerners, including Americans, to fly out from Kabul...

Taliban Form All-Male Afghan Government of Old Guard Members

Appointed to the key post of interior minister was Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on the...

Biden Praises Airlift, Defends Departure from ‘Forever War’

Twenty-four hours after the departure of the last American C-17 cargo plane from Kabul, Biden...

Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport but US Flights Continue

The Islamic State group claimed the attack, and there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Biden Pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We Will Get You Home’

Biden also said Friday the United States is committed to evacuating all Afghans who assisted...

US Struggles to Speed Kabul Airlift Despite Taliban, Chaos

The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations...