In the last 24 hours, roughly 90 aircraft evacuated 16,000 people from Kabul’s international airport, according to Pentagon sources
Afghan university students react to the Taliban’s takeover of their country in the United States and Afghanistan
In recent days, the Taliban completed their quick invasion of Afghanistan by capturing Mazar-e-Sharif in the north, 23 years after capturing it and massacring thousands of its residents
Shock, terror, grief,rage and fear are among emotions that members of the Afghan community in the United States are experiencing as they watch the Afghan government come apart over the last few days
China stands poised to take part in post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan after U.S. troops ended a 20-year occupation, leaving the capital Kabul to be taken over by the Taliban, state media reported on Monday
Some refugees believe their escape from probable death has left them with an unknown and uncertain future as Taliban forces take control of much of Afghanistan
As the Taliban takes over more territory in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people have fled the violence in search of safety. Many people have left everything behind.
Panic gripped northern Afghanistan’s famed city Mazar-e-Sharif Monday on news of a Taliban advance. According to VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem in Kabul, the Taliban have taken control of Six northern and northeastern capitals since Saturday.
As a protest against the Taliban’s attacks on some Afghan cities, people in Afghanistan chanted “Allahu Akbar,” which means “God is Great.” This report narrated by Roshan Noorzai was filed by VOA’s Sayed Hasib Maududi
Some Afghans who worked on US-funded programes and projects in Afghanistan are praising the US State Department’s Priority 2 programme, which allows specific Afghans and their families to enter the US Refugee Admissions Program. Other Afghans, though, are concerned that the scheme may hasten the country’s brain drain