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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep
The Taliban's lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears they will reimpose their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam and all but eliminate women's rights.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Taliban complete sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities
The blitz through the southern heartland means the Islamic militant group now holds half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals and controls more than two-thirds of the country.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Rush of U.S. troops to Kabul tests Biden’s withdrawal deadline
Officials say the troops’ mission is just to assist the airlift of embassy personnel and Afghan allies, and they expect to complete it by month's end, but troops might have to stay longer if the embassy is threatened by a Taliban takeover of Kabul.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Taliban take Kandahar, Herat in major Afghanistan offensive
The onslaught represents a stunning collapse of Afghan forces and renews questions about where the over $830 billion spent by the U.S. Defense Department went.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
U.S. vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
A U.S. peace envoy has brought a warning to the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Maine Voices: After U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, policymakers have lessons to learn
Our lack of clear and realistic aims and failure to act strategically are among the reasons the conflict has had such a high cost.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2021
Taliban kill Afghan media chief in Kabul, take southern city
The militant group has been surging for months in the country, taking swaths of land as U.S. and NATO forces complete their final pullout by the end of the month.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go
The spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says the insurgents will lay down their weapons when a negotiated government acceptable to all sides in the conflict is installed in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani’s government is gone.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
Taliban appear to have ‘strategic momentum,’ top U.S. general says
'This is going to be a test now of the will and leadership of the Afghan people,' says Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
Bill Nemitz: God help ‘Johnny Pockets,’ wherever he may be
As the U.S. military pulls out of Afghanistan, what awaits those who risked their lives to help us?
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