Aug 15 'I don't think anyone saw this happening so quickly': Taliban takes Afghan capital of Kabul By PBS NewsHour President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday as the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul nears completion, sparking global concerns of the future of the country. Special Correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what the government’s collapse, and withdrawal of… Continue reading
Aug 15 Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses By Associated Press Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 7:06 Taliban captures more territory as U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan continues By PBS NewsHour More U.S. reinforcements are arriving in Kabul today to help evacuate U.S. and Afghan personnel and protect the embassy as the Taliban advances through the country, capturing several key areas and calling for President Ghani to resign. The Taliban’s advance… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:36 Afghanistan: As Taliban gains ground, female judges fear for their safety By Christopher Booker, Laura Fong As the Taliban advances steadily and gains control over most of Afghanistan, many Afghans, afraid of their future, are trying to leave. The U.S. withdrawal is expected to undo much of the progress made in Afghan society over the last… Continue watching
Aug 14 Taliban capture major northern city, approach Afghan capital By Associated Press The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country's fourth largest city, which Afghan forces and two powerful former warlords had pledged to defend, hands the insurgents control over all of northern Afghanistan, confining the Western-backed government to the center and east. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 4:50 Taliban closes in on Afghan capital as U.S. forces arrive to speed withdrawal UN leaders warn Afghanistan faces a humanitarian tragedy as Taliban forces race across the country. Meanwhile thousands of U.S. troops arrived to help speed up efforts to withdraw from the war-ravaged nation. Continue watching
Aug 13 Afghan women fear return to 'dark days' amid Taliban sweep By Zeina Karam, Ahmad Seir, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: U.S. rushes in troops to speed up evacuations in Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Three thousand fresh U.S. troops were rushing to Kabul to speed evacuation flights for some American diplomats and thousands of Afghans, as the Taliban pressed a lightning offensive that has captured much of the country. Continue reading
Aug 13 Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, take 4 more cities By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The Taliban completed their sweep of the country's south on Friday as they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:13 'Shock' and anger across Afghanistan as Taliban blitz through cities People in Afghanistan are in disbelief and angry at their local leaders as the Taliban advances across the nation, reports special correspondent Jane Ferguson. Fergson spoke with William Brangham about how quickly security forces in the region collapsed after the… Continue watching