Afghanistan: From Invasion to Evacuation and Beyond

President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington.

Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status

The Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023.

3 months ago

Pentagon orders new interviews on deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack

The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.

3 months ago

Abdul Wasi Safi smiles after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston.

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Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi, once detained at border, wins asylum

It's almost a year since Wasi said he turned himself in to border patrol agents to declare asylum but was charged with entering the U.S. illegally.

Former CENTCOM head denies Abbey Gate attack warnings were ignored

Gen. Frank McKenzie pushed back on reports that U.S. forces had clear intelligence about the Afghan bomber who killed 13 U.S. troops in August 2021.

3 months ago

840,000 Afghans who applied for US resettlement program still waiting

A report released by the State Department’s Inspector General outlines numerous steps the department has taken to speed up visa processing.

3 months ago

2 years after deadly Kabul attack, Pentagon chief ‘stands in sorrow’

On Aug. 26, 2021, a suicide attack in Kabul killed 11 Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier, and approximately 170 Afghan civilians.

3 months ago

Slain Marine’s family plans to refile lawsuit against Alec Baldwin

Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum was killed at age 20 during the 2021 suicide attack in Kabul.

4 months ago

UN: at least 200 former Afghan officials, troops killed since US left

The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

4 months ago

Nearly two years later, Afghan allies still left hoping for help

Advocates worry that Congress may never pass reforms needed to help Afghan allies safely escape the Taliban and resettle in America.

4 months ago

Taliban leaders attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the founder of the Taliban, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023.

What has happened in Afghanistan since the 2021 Taliban takeover?

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S and NATO forces withdrew from the country after more than two decades of war.

4 months ago

An Afghan refugee attends a rally demanding their U.S. visas to be processed in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.

Tens of thousands of Afghans waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021, it carried tens of thousands of Afghans to safety. Many are still waiting to be resettled.

4 months ago

A village where several houses were destroyed during a Sept. 5, 2019, night raid are seen in a remote region of Afghanistan, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

Questions surround US raid in Afghanistan in 2019

U.S. troops picked up an infant in the rubble after the raid; she’s now at the center of an international custody dispute.

4 months ago

Fahima Sultani stands at the entrance of Arizona State University, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz.

Displaced Afghan students find homes on US university campuses

Many Afghan students are now nearing graduation at U.S. schools and planning their futures, but others still hope to find a way to get to the U.S.

5 months ago

VA lays groundwork for first major survey of moral injury in veterans

The VA is undertaking the first-ever large-scale population study of moral injury to be conducted among veterans of the post-9/11 wars.

5 months ago

Tashmorad Qara, 37, who resettled in Roanoke, Va., after almost 10 years into his career helping the U.S. fight the Taliban as a pilot with the Afghan Air Force, poses on May 17, 2023.

Former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US

Tashmorad Qara, an Afghan Air Force veteran, arrived in Virginia in 2021 after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of his country.

5 months ago

Afghan interpreter who risked life for US troops shot and killed in DC

The former military interpreter found work as a ride-share driver and even managed to send money back to Afghanistan to help family and friends.

5 months ago

State Dept: We failed to plan or respond fast enough to Afghan chaos

The review repeatedly blames former President Donald Trump for not doing enough planning or processing of visas after beginning the withdrawal.

5 months ago

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he visits an evacuation center at Guinobatan, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, on June 14, 2023.

Philippines considers US request to host Afghan visa processing center

The full details of the request, which remains under negotiations, have not been made public.

5 months ago

Afghans walk at a tourist resort where they are accommodated, in Shengjin, 44 miles northwest of the capital, Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

Hundreds of Afghans wait in Albania in a prolonged US visa process

Hundreds of Afghans are in Albania, waiting for the U.S. visas they were promised, almost two years after fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country.

6 months ago

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All the latest news about Afghanistan—the end of the war, the rise of the Taliban, and U.S. evacuation efforts.

The Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023.

The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.

It's almost a year since Wasi said he turned himself in to border patrol agents to declare asylum but was charged with entering the U.S. illegally.

Gen. Frank McKenzie pushed back on reports that U.S. forces had clear intelligence about the Afghan bomber who killed 13 U.S. troops in August 2021.

A report released by the State Department’s Inspector General outlines numerous steps the department has taken to speed up visa processing.

On Aug. 26, 2021, a suicide attack in Kabul killed 11 Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier, and approximately 170 Afghan civilians.

Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum was killed at age 20 during the 2021 suicide attack in Kabul.

The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

Advocates worry that Congress may never pass reforms needed to help Afghan allies safely escape the Taliban and resettle in America.

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S and NATO forces withdrew from the country after more than two decades of war.

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021, it carried tens of thousands of Afghans to safety. Many are still waiting to be resettled.

U.S. troops picked up an infant in the rubble after the raid; she’s now at the center of an international custody dispute.

Many Afghan students are now nearing graduation at U.S. schools and planning their futures, but others still hope to find a way to get to the U.S.

The VA is undertaking the first-ever large-scale population study of moral injury to be conducted among veterans of the post-9/11 wars.

Tashmorad Qara, an Afghan Air Force veteran, arrived in Virginia in 2021 after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of his country.

The former military interpreter found work as a ride-share driver and even managed to send money back to Afghanistan to help family and friends.

The review repeatedly blames former President Donald Trump for not doing enough planning or processing of visas after beginning the withdrawal.

The full details of the request, which remains under negotiations, have not been made public.

Hundreds of Afghans are in Albania, waiting for the U.S. visas they were promised, almost two years after fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country.