Taliban take over Afghanistan What we know and what s next
The United States invaded Afghanistan along with allied forces in 2001 shortly after the 9 11 terror attacks and has been there ever since before the impending withdrawal this year of the last American troops AP photographers have also been there every step of the way documenting for the outside
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Kabul Airport Attack Review Reaffirms Initial Findings
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country in Kabul Afghanistan Sunday Aug 15 2021 Person second from left is a former bodyguard for Ghani
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KABUL Afghanistan AP Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul s airport Thursday transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U S troops Afghan and U S officials said
The Latest Taliban leader reported in Kabul for talks AP News
KABUL Afghanistan AP Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul s airport Thursday transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning
The Kabul real estate agent is selling a nine bedroom nine bath white and gold villa in the Afghan capital On the roof 39 s gable glittering Arabic script tempts buyers and brokers with the word
Afghanistan Taliban close in on Kabul as it happened
Afghanistan 39 s president has left the country and residents and diplomats are scrambling to leave though Kabul 39 s airport is now closed to commercial flights The U S embassy has lowered its
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From Afghanistan to Haiti AP staffers and stringers on two sides of the world were challenged last week to cover fast breaking news while keeping themselves and their families safe They excelled at both and AP s coverage of the fall of Kabul to Afghanistan s Taliban insurgents and the deadly earthquake across Haiti share Best of the Week
As the Taliban advanced across Afghanistan over the weekend an AP photo of a U S Chinook helicopter flying over the U S Embassy in Kabul on Sunday was featured on numerous front pages around the world
It needs to Kabul s population was around 500 000 at the start of the millennium Now it is more than 5 million Some neighborhoods remain congested and noisy as a result despite the municipality s best beautification efforts An oasis outside the Afghan capital Those who can afford it head just outside the city
House Republicans have released a scathing report on their investigation into the U S withdrawal from Afghanistan The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing this week at a prosecutor s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13
KABUL Afghanistan A Taliban official said Monday in a news conference at the Afghan presidential palace that he had been held for eight years by the U S at the Guantanamo Bay detention center before he was released under former President George W Bush
Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans 13 US troops AP News
WASHINGTON AP The top two U S generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time
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As AP s staff in Afghanistan grappled with the turmoil of the U S evacuation an AP trio half a world away Pentagon reporters Bob Burns and Lita Baldor and State Department reporter Matt Lee with contributions by colleagues set the standard breaking news on the month s most competitive story
KABUL Afghanistan The Taliban on Saturday captured Mazar e Sharif a key city in the north of Afghanistan as they continued to advance on the country 39 s capital Kabul
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Taliban Forces Enter Kabul All But Ensuring The Fall Of The
The United States 39 war in Afghanistan is over But not for
AP journalists made rare video and photos of the Taliban patrolling among Afghan citizens on the street making The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan 39 s Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States but challenges to their rule ranging from running a country severely short on cash and bureaucrats to potentially facing an
A local lawmaker has told AP news agency that the Taliban have reached Char Asyab district just seven miles 11km south of the capital Kabul The BBC has not been able to independently
Thanks to peace two unexpected words are echoing across
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US President Joe Biden announced late on Saturday that 5 000 American troops would ensure a safe and orderly drawdown It comes as the Taliban close in on the capital Kabul Uzbekistan says it
Intrepid AP journalists work the streets of Kabul documenting
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A supplemental review of the original investigation into the 2021 suicide bombing attack that killed 13 U S service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians has reaffirmed the military 39 s findings
Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan AP Photos
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Taliban has left Afghanistan just hours after the insurgency 39 s forces surrounded the nation 39 s capital city of Kabul Sunday all but ensuring the collapse of the
Taliban capture key northern city as U S forces arrive in Kabul
With the Afghan army largely collapsed the Taliban rolled into Kabul and assumed control on Aug 15 The Biden administration scrambled to evacuate staff American citizens and at risk Afghans
AP report Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans 12 U S troops