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September 1, 2021
Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — 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.…READ MORE
August 28, 2021
Explainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State?
The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for a deadly suicide attack outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally.…READ MORE
August 19, 2021
Mullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power
The Taliban’s top political leader, who made a triumphal return to Afghanistan this week, battled the U.S. and its allies for decades but then signed a landmark peace agreement with the Trump administration.…READ MORE