List of Afghanistan articles
-
Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul. The Year Kabul Fell Again
A stunning Taliban takeover left Afghanistan—and the world—transformed.
-
Ghulam Isaczai speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting. Afghanistan’s U.N. Envoy Heads for the Exit
“He thought there [was] no government in Afghanistan for him to represent at the U.N.,” one Afghan diplomat said.
-
Women wait for staff members from Doctors Without Borders at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22. U.N., World Bank Under Pressure to Offer Aid to Afghanistan
The existing sanctions regime on Taliban leaders makes it hard for the world to help the Afghan people.
-
Passengers queue to board a U.S. Air Force flight. State Department Launches Review of Afghan Withdrawal
U.S. ambassador Daniel Smith is tapped to lead a review to understand the lessons of U.S. involvement.
-
Two Taliban fighters stand on a sidewalk dressed in tactical gear. Why the Taliban Still Love Suicide Bombing
The group is normalizing death and despair in the Islamic Emirate.
-
Afghan girls carry water jugs through a dirt graveyard. It’s Time to Engage With the Taliban. Afghan Lives Depend on It.
The West is wasting time Afghans do not have.
-
Anti-Taliban forces train. Afghan Insurgents Are a Dead End
Rebuilding U.S. standing requires an end to backing militants abroad.
-
Men walk near the Torkham border crossing. Afghan Refugees Get Cold Welcome in Pakistan
The Taliban takeover has pushed many Afghans over the border and into another kind of limbo.
-
A Taliban fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle near the venue of an open-air pro-Taliban rally on the outskirts of Kabul on Oct. 3. Taliban Splintered by Internal Divisions, External Spoilers
Pakistan said to be supporting alternative jihadi groups to undermine the Taliban and maintain leverage over Afghanistan.
-
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Oct. 19, 2018, during a one-day state visit to the country. Central Asia Is Turning Back to Moscow
With the United States off the scene, Russia is more appealing than China.
-
Khalil Haqqani stands before a bank of microphones. With Haqqanis at the Helm, the Taliban Will Grow Even More Extreme
The Haqqani network has long been the most lethal and vicious element of the Taliban.
-
People leave to board a Pakistan International Airlines plane. State Department: Thousands of U.S. Residents Still Stuck in Afghanistan
The department hasn’t made the numbers public, but angry lawmakers are running out of patience.
-
Taliban members stand guard inside a prison cell. As Afghanistan Nears Collapse, Taliban ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
The country’s former intelligence chief said the Taliban are torn between placating their foot soldiers and meeting Afghans’ and the international community’s expectations.
-
A Taliban fighter stands along a road in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19. Afghan Crime Wave Adds to Taliban Dystopia
A rash of robbings, kidnappings, and even killings is aggravating Afghanistan’s dire situation.
-
A Taliban police officer prepares to transport a handcuffed heroin addict by motorbike to a small police station in Wardak province’s remote Chak district on Sept. 17. 12 Million Angry Men
The Taliban promised justice. They are hard-pressed to provide it.
