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Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province
The Taliban said Monday they seized the last province not in their control after their blitz through Afghanistan last month, overrunning forces who had opposed their takeover.
Taliban stop planes of evacuees from leaving but unclear why
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for...
Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding equal rights from the Taliban as Afghanistan's new rulers work on...
Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
It was Nov. 13 , 2001. The sun had just begun to rise over the Hindu Kush Mountains when the Taliban disappeared from Kabul, the battered capital of Afghanistan.
Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after U.S. withdrawal
Taliban leaders have symbolically walked across the runway at Kabul's international airport after the U.S. withdrawal, marking their victory.
Rockets fired at Kabul airport in waning hours of US pullout
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants fired a volley of rockets at Kabul’s rapidly emptying international airport on Monday, with just hours left before a deadline for U.S. forces...
Rockets fired at Kabul airport amid U.S. withdrawal hit homes
Rocket fire apparently targeting Kabul's international airport struck a nearby neighborhood on Monday, the eve of the deadline for American troops to withdraw from the country鈥檚 longest war after the...
U.S. says second drone strike kills suicide bombers targeting Kabul airport
A U.S. drone strike Sunday struck a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul's international airport, American...
U.S.: Drone kills member of group blamed in Kabul bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. drone strike early Saturday killed a militant in the group blamed for the deadly suicide bombing at the Kabul airport, U.S. officials said, while American...
U.S. forces keep up Kabul airlift under threat of more attacks
American forces working under heightened security and threats of another attack pressed ahead with the evacuation from Kabul's airport Friday.