Why the Taliban Won
In the end, it took astoundingly little time after U.S. forces left Afghanistan for the Taliban to bring down its government: ten days
Afghanistan
A Taliban-run Afghanistan will be less isolated than the West may hope
WHEN THE Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, they were international pariahs. Their hospitality to global jihadists, oppression of women, medieval brutality and cultural vandalism alienated most of the world.
A refugee crisis looms after the Taliban take power in Afghanistan
WHEN THE evacuation of Saigon began in March 1975, fixed-wing flights were quickly abandoned. Keeping runways open under artillery fire was too difficult.
Will Afghanistan Become a Terrorist Safe Haven Again?
he U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power is a victory for al Qaeda. But just how much of a win is it?
America may pay dearly for defeat in Afghanistan
JOE BIDEN may have more foreign-policy experience than any American president in 30 years, but he is haunted by the brutal assessment of his judgment by Robert Gates
How the Good War Went Bad
The United States has been fighting a war in Afghanistan for over 18 years. More than 2,300 U.S. military personnel have lost their lives there; more than 20,000 others have been wounded.
We All Lost Afghanistan
As Afghanistan tumbles into Taliban hands, the avalanche of recrimination and outright condemnation of the Biden administration’s withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan has become unrelenting.
Hiding books, buying burqas: Kandahar prepares for Taliban rule
When the fighting got so near that the walls of his house shook, Abdul, a retired teacher in Kandahar, decided it was time to hide his books. Reading has been a respite for Abdul since the Taliban began their extraordinary advance
The Taliban’s terrifying triumph in Afghanistan
IN RECENT YEARS the presidential palace in Kabul, known as the Arg, or citadel, has been an oasis of calm in a bustling, nerve-racked city.
