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Young Marines in Kabul Were Left to Run Final Days of Evacuation

Second-generation Cuban American on his dad’s side and second-generation Mexican American on his mom’s side, Captain Rodriguez followed his father, who had been a...

Detention of an Afghan at Guantánamo Bay Is Ruled Unlawful

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that the United States has no legal basis for holding an Afghan man at Guantánamo Bay because...

Struggle for Control of Afghanistan Comes to K Street

“No entity could receive legitimacy without the support, endorsement of his excellency Ahmad Massoud, because he is the source of legitimacy today,” said Ali...

Afghan Pilots Who Sought Safety in Uzbekistan Transfer to U.S. Base

WASHINGTON — An initial group of Afghan pilots who flew themselves and their family members to safety in Uzbekistan aboard Afghan Air Force aircraft...

Clarissa Ward of CNN Looks Back on the Afghanistan War

Clarissa Ward had four days to catch up on sleep and see her two sons, ages 1 and 3, at her parents’ home in...

Why the Taliban Desperately Need Cash to Run Afghanistan

The system functions on the premise that people want to send equivalent amounts of money between two locations. Loans and transfers are recorded on...

Pentagon Leaders Wary of Working With Taliban

WASHINGTON — Just over a day after the last American service member left Afghanistan, the Pentagon’s top two leaders expressed wariness on Wednesday about...

Blinken’s Speech on Afghanistan: Full Transcript

Fifth, we will stay focused on counterterrorism. The Taliban has made a commitment to prevent terrorist groups from using Afghanistan as a base for...

98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After US Military Departs

“Most of the guys that we’re tracking now are terrified to even try to go through Taliban checkpoints,” said Michael P. Mulroy, a former...

What Trump’s Disgraceful Deal With the Taliban Has Wrought

Believing you’re uniquely capable of bending things to your will is practically a requirement for becoming president of the United States. But too often,...

Why President Biden Saw No Middle Ground in Afghanistan

Mr. Biden assigned Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, to run an interagency examination of Afghanistan policy that resulted in 10 meetings of department...

While U.S. Troops Searched Afghans in Kabul, a Bomber Moved In

WASHINGTON — The suicide bomber waited until the last possible moment, U.S. officials said.A crowd straining to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport had...

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