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Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

InterviewAfghanistan
Ghani’s escape derailed last-ditch deal with Taliban, US envoy says
Zalmay Khalilzad blames exiled Afghan president for allowing Islamists to march into Kabul
Monday, 13 September, 2021

US foreign policy
Blinken defends US military’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of state grilled by Congress over tumultuous end to 20-year conflict
Saturday, 11 September, 2021

US politics & policy
Leaders lament lost sense of unity as America marks 9/11 two decades on
Presidents past and present commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks at time of political polarisation
Friday, 10 September, 2021

Afghanistan
First flight carrying passengers leaves Kabul since US pullout
Qatar reaches deal with Taliban to help with security at Afghanistan airport
Monday, 30 August, 2021

Afghanistan
US launches air strike in Kabul to thwart second attack on airport
Drone rocket destroys vehicle days after suicide attack killed more than 100 as evacuation enters final days
Wednesday, 25 August, 2021

Afghanistan
‘My heart was in my throat’: one woman’s escape from Kabul
Shaqaiq Birashk was rescued in a secret mission under cover of darkness
Tuesday, 24 August, 2021

Afghanistan
CIA meeting with Taliban revealed as US allies press for evacuation extension
Spy chief met co-founder of Islamist group in Kabul while G7 leaders seek more time to help Afghans escape
Monday, 23 August, 2021

News in-depthUS politics & policy
Afghanistan tests Democrats’ opposition to military intervention
Biden warned troops would have to return if Kabul becomes terrorism ‘sanctuary’
Saturday, 21 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Biden pledges to evacuate every American trying to flee Afghanistan
European Commission president calls on world leaders next week to secure safe exit route for refugees
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Friday, 20 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Afghans’ flight from Taliban thwarted by airport chaos
West struggles to get vulnerable civilians out past checkpoints of Kabul’s new rulers
Friday, 20 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Taliban accused of killing journalist’s relative
Militants step up hunt for opponents despite announcing amnesty for Afghan soldiers and officials
Thursday, 19 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Deaths reported as Taliban faces growing dissent in Afghan cities
National flag hoisted in defiance of Islamist group to mark 1919 independence from Britain
Thursday, 19 August, 2021

News in-depthUK foreign policy
Chaos of Kabul exposes faultlines in UK-US special relationship
Washington’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan represents first major rift since Biden took office
Wednesday, 18 August, 2021

News in-depthAfghanistan
Mistrust and mysterious surrenders: how Kabul fell to the Taliban
Secretive US commanders, vanishing Afghan troops and two presidents in denial precipitated end of America’s longest war
Wednesday, 18 August, 2021

News in-depthAfghanistan
Taliban victory sparks concerns al-Qaeda could regroup
Western officials warn Afghanistan risks becoming a magnet for foreign fighters again
Tuesday, 17 August, 2021

Afghanistan
US scrambles to fix botched Afghanistan evacuation
White House concedes it has made ‘adjustments’ after chaotic scenes at Kabul airport
Monday, 16 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Biden blames Kabul chaos on deposed Afghan leaders
Pentagon restarts flights after airport is overrun by those seeking to escape Taliban rule
Monday, 16 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Taliban rout exposes US intelligence failings on Afghanistan
Blame game begins as detractors point finger at Biden and Washington’s decision-making apparatus
Sunday, 15 August, 2021

News in-depthAfghanistan
Low morale, no support and bad politics: why the Afghan army folded
Increasing inevitability about the Taliban advance made soldiers wonder what they were fighting for
Saturday, 14 August, 2021

Afghanistan
US sends more troops as Kabul braces for Taliban onslaught
Biden threatens military response in Afghanistan if Islamists endanger Americans
Saturday, 14 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Critics round on Joe Biden as US pulls out of Afghanistan
President is accused of abandoning the country to the Taliban’s savage advance
Friday, 13 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Taliban encircles Kabul after taking Afghanistan’s second city
Pentagon warns capital at risk of becoming isolated after Islamists capture Kandahar
Friday, 13 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Taliban’s lightning onslaught puts Kabul within reach
Insurgents have outmanoeuvred the Afghan army and are demanding the president’s surrender
Friday, 13 August, 2021

Iran nuclear deal
Hopes rise that Iran hardliner will rejuvenate nuclear deal
New foreign minister likely to wield more influence in Tehran than his predecessor
Friday, 13 August, 2021

Afghanistan
US and UK send troops to help evacuate embassies in Afghanistan
Taliban captures more provincial capitals including country’s third-biggest city