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Afghanistan live updates: Rockets fired at Kabul airport as U.S. withdrawal date looms
A top U.S. commander recently warned that the Islamic State is seeking to target Kabul airport with rocket attacks.
North Korea appears to have restarted Yongbyon nuclear reactor, U.N. body says
A new annual report shows “deeply troubling” signs, IAEA says, amid stalled negotiations between Kim Jong Un’s regime and the U.S.
The U.S. reckons with defeat in Afghanistan
Many of the same doyens of the Washington establishment who are now outraged that the Taliban is back in power have been less vocal about the failures and shortcomings of the two decades spent keeping the militants at bay.
Fear and anticipation on the streets of Kabul as Afghans adapt to Taliban rule
Shades of normality are returning to the capital as some Afghans attempt to return life as usual — while tiptoeing around their new rulers.
In evacuation mission’s 11th hour, hope dims for Afghans seeking escape
Last week’s deadly attack at the Kabul airport further narrowed the mission to focus on U.S. citizens.
Military carries out strike in Kabul as slain service members are returned to U.S.
U.S. officials warned Americans to evacuate the area near the Kabul airport, hours after President Biden warned of a "specific, credible threat" of a terrorist attack in the area.
In India, a debate over population control turns explosive
As India barrels toward a pivotal election in Uttar Pradesh early next year, several population bills introduced by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have become a new flashpoint in the national debate, vividly illustrating how the issues of religion and identity, spoken or implied, form the most powerful undercurrent driving Indian politics today.
The flights to a new life were in sight: Portraits of Afghans lost in the airport bombing
They were young and old, professional and working class, united in their desperation to leave Kabul.
Surprise, panic and fateful choices: The day America lost its longest war
The fall of Kabul brought military defeat to the U.S. and its Afghan allies. It could have gone very differently.
How the pandemic set back women’s progress in the global workforce
In the first year of the coronavirus crisis women’s employment declined by 54 million, or 4.2 percent, compared with 3 percent for men.
Growth of Afghan opium trade may undermine Taliban pledge to kick the habit
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has repeatedly told international media the group would not allow the production of opium or other narcotics within its state.
Photos and videos reveal crowded checkpoints, chaos at Kabul airport on day of the attack
The Washington Post reviewed dozens of photos and videos, analyzed satellite imagery and spoke to witnesses to understand the events before and after the devastating blast. Taken together, they reveal complex a web of checkpoints and visualize a chaotic scene in the wake of the bombing.
He is Britain’s famous shepherd-author-influencer. He wants to transform farming to save the planet.
In the post-Brexit world, a lot’s on the line as the government moves to end traditional crop subsidies.
U.S. launches drone attack on Islamic State after evacuating 4,200 people
Possible terrorist attacks may include the use of car bombs or rocket fire at Kabul airport as the evacuation nears its Aug. 31 deadline.
U.S. makes room on bases for up to 50,000 Afghans as evacuations continue
Attack threat remains strong during final days of airlift, officials say. Some airport blast victims have been identified.
Afghan evacuees left on planes for hours at Dulles International Airport before being cleared for entry
Evacuees from Afghanistan are facing long delays as they wait to be processed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington.
Kabul airport bombing underscores Taliban’s challenges in securing a volatile Afghanistan
The militants are facing attacks on their authority even before creating a government.
‘So alone’: As NATO countries end their Kabul airlift, many interpreters, embassy staffers and drivers are left behind
Lengthy bureaucracy, slow evacuations and then Taliban checkpoints prevented many from escaping the country.
U.S. begins detaining solar panel imports over concerns about forced labor in China
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started detaining imported solar panels made with Chinese materials over concerns about forced-labor practices in China.
Qatar emerges as key player in Afghanistan after US pullout
Qatar has played an outsized role in U.S. efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan
Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has criticized the country’s prime minister over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Italian firefighters: No victims in 20-story building blaze
Italian firefighters have worked through the night to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a 20-story apartment building in Milan
Rockets fired at Kabul airport amid US withdrawal hit homes
Rocket fire has apparently targeted Kabul’s international airport amid the U.S. military’s evacuation
Some Indonesian students return to schools, at a distance
School bells in some parts of Indonesia’s capital have rung for the first time in more than a year as some school were allowed to reopen now that the number of new coronavirus infections is on the decline
