Afghanistan War

One year on
Taliban
Grayson Quay

One year on

U.S. watchdog unveils report on collapse of Afghan troops
Afghan solider.
more bad news

U.S. watchdog unveils report on collapse of Afghan troops

Life in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover
Afghanistan.
Briefing

Life in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover

Can the Pentagon stop killing civilians?
A drone strike.
Picture of Joel MathisJoel Mathis

Can the Pentagon stop killing civilians?

Concerns about Afghan air force were 'being actively addressed,' Pentagon spokesperson says
U.S. Air Force plane in Afghanistan
we were working on it!

Concerns about Afghan air force were 'being actively addressed,' Pentagon spokesperson says

SecDef draws ire of GOP after missing Afghanistan weapons report deadline
Afghan soldiers in captured American vehicle
the dog ate it

SecDef draws ire of GOP after missing Afghanistan weapons report deadline

Driving Afghanistan to famine
Famine in Afghanistan.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Driving Afghanistan to famine

A hint the Afghanistan war isn't really over
Afghanistan.
Picture of Bonnie KristianBonnie Kristian

A hint the Afghanistan war isn't really over

David Petraeus has 2 regrets about the post-9/11 order
David Petraeus, George W. Bush
Tortured

David Petraeus has 2 regrets about the post-9/11 order

Joe Biden's political courage
President Biden.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Joe Biden's political courage

The GOP's potential Afghanistan pitfalls
President Biden.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

The GOP's potential Afghanistan pitfalls

Beware the Rambo narrative
Rambo.
Samuel Goldman

Beware the Rambo narrative

Biden stumbles in his victory lap
President Biden.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

Biden stumbles in his victory lap

Time for carrots?
President Biden.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Time for carrots?

The Afghanistan fiasco might get Biden impeached
President Biden.
Picture of Joel MathisJoel Mathis

The Afghanistan fiasco might get Biden impeached

10 things you need to know today: August 31, 2021
Taliban forces
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: August 31, 2021

A stubborn foreign-policy debate
President Biden and George W. Bush.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

A stubborn foreign-policy debate

BBC breaks down America's 20 years in Afghanistan by president
4 presidents of the Afghanistan War
History Lesson

BBC breaks down America's 20 years in Afghanistan by president

The U.S. destroyed or 'demilitarized' all equipment left at Kabul airport, Pentagon says
U.S. forces in Kabul airport
Spoils of war

The U.S. destroyed or 'demilitarized' all equipment left at Kabul airport, Pentagon says

Army general was the final U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue boards a C-17 aircraft.
end of an era

Army general was the final U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan

Last bloody Sunday in Afghanistan
An American drone strike.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Last bloody Sunday in Afghanistan

U.S. Kabul evacuation continues 'uninterrupted' after rocket attack
Rocket-launcher car in Kabul
Kabul Airlift

U.S. Kabul evacuation continues 'uninterrupted' after rocket attack

U.S. says Kabul drone strike prevented 'imminent' ISIS attack, may have killed civilians
Car destroyed in Kabul
Kabul Airlift

U.S. says Kabul drone strike prevented 'imminent' ISIS attack, may have killed civilians

7 cartoons about Biden's Afghanistan fiasco
Political Cartoon.
Feature

7 cartoons about Biden's Afghanistan fiasco

Biden the crusader
President Biden.
Samuel Goldman

Biden the crusader

The dam breaks in Afghanistan
The Kabul airport bombing.
Picture of W. James Antle IIIW. James Antle III

The dam breaks in Afghanistan

Taliban 'embarrassed heavily' by ISIS-K bombing, girding for civil war, experts say
Taliban guard at Kabul airport bombing site
Enemy of my enemy

Taliban 'embarrassed heavily' by ISIS-K bombing, girding for civil war, experts say

The lie of a bloodless occupation
The Kabul airport bombing.
Picture of Joel MathisJoel Mathis

The lie of a bloodless occupation

2 congressman who flew to Kabul now support Aug. 31 withdrawal date
Rep. Peter Meijer
Loafers on the ground

2 congressman who flew to Kabul now support Aug. 31 withdrawal date

Denmark warns 'it is no longer safe to fly in or out of Kabul'
Flight out of Kabul
Kabul Airlift

Denmark warns 'it is no longer safe to fly in or out of Kabul'

4 smart perspectives on Afghanistan
Afghanistan.
Picture of Damon LinkerDamon Linker

4 smart perspectives on Afghanistan

Nobody seems sure how many Americans need evacuation from Afghanistan
U.S. forces in Kabul airport
Kabul Airlift

Nobody seems sure how many Americans need evacuation from Afghanistan

The freakout over U.S. alliances
Alliances and war.
Samuel Goldman

The freakout over U.S. alliances

Imperialism's hidden costs
Soldiers.
Picture of Ryan CooperRyan Cooper

Imperialism's hidden costs