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Threatened and Beaten, Afghan Women Defy Taliban With Protests
KABUL, Afghanistan — On a raw January morning, Khujasta Elham trudged through a snowstorm to sign her name on a…
U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport
In October, Colin H. Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that ISIS-K…
An Afghan Official Laments What Was Lost and Looks to What Lies Ahead
What most haunts Ahmad Nader Nadery about the last hours before the Taliban seized power in Kabul are the words…
At Every Step, Afghans Coming to America Encounter Stumbling Blocks
As many as 4,000 Afghans are moved from the camps and resettled each week, and “this is an effort that…
Once a Symbol of U.S. Strength, an Afghan District Now Faces Dire Times
At the war’s end, residents of Marja are growing increasingly desperate for any kind of help, a frustration that has…
Inside the Fall of Kabul: An On-the-Ground Account
On July 15, I went to the palace to see Mohib. Above the gate tower, a giant tricolor of the…