Taliban enter Kabul as the republic collapses

Negotiators representing the Afghan government and the Taliban opened direct talks in Doha. The negotiations followed the U.S.-Taliban agreement and a difficult prisoner exchange, but did not...

UNAMA and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission recorded 3,035 civilian deaths and 5,785 injuries in 2020. Anti-government elements caused the majority of casualties, while...

President Joe Biden announced that U.S. forces would leave Afghanistan by 11 September 2021, later completing the withdrawal in August. The decision followed the 2020 U.S.-Taliban agreement and was...

U.S. troops departed Bagram, the central hub of U.S. military operations, and the base was handed to Afghan security forces. The departure symbolized the shrinking foreign military footprint as...

UNAMA’s midyear update documented 5,183 civilian casualties in the first half of 2021, including 1,659 killed and 3,524 injured, a 47 percent increase from the same period in 2020. Casualties rose...

After the Taliban entered Kabul, the United States blocked access to Da Afghanistan Bank reserves held in U.S. institutions and halted cash shipments. The move restricted the central bank’s use of...

A suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State Khorasan Province struck crowds outside Kabul airport during the evacuation. Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. service members were killed. The attack underscored...

The final U.S. military aircraft departed Kabul, ending the U.S. military presence and the 20-year intervention. The evacuation airlift had moved tens of thousands of people, while many Afghans who...

Women marched in Kabul for the right to work, equal rights and political participation. Human Rights Watch reported that Taliban forces used tear gas and warning shots as protesters asserted public...

The Taliban announced an acting cabinet led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund. It was composed of Taliban figures, without women or representatives of other political currents. Calling it “acting” did not...