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How the Taliban Suppressed Opium in Afghanistan

By Vanda Felbab-Brown

Biden Admits Mistakes in Afghanistan

By Brian Bennett

Taliban Militants Are Fed Up With Office Work

By Simmone Shah

The Women of Afghanistan Won't Be Silenced Anymore

By Homeira Qaderi, Translated By Zaman Stanizai
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The Taliban Bars Women From University Study

The ban represents the latest curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan since the extremist group returned to power after the U.S. military withdrawal last year.

By Amy Gunia

Afghan Children Are Suffering in the U.S. Immigration System

After prolonged stays In U.S. government custody, Afghan unaccompanied minors deserve better long-term care

By Neha Desai, Diane de Gramont, and Leecia Welch

Afghanistan, One Year On From U.S. Withdrawal

There is now a deep humanitarian crisis for nearly 20 million people.

By Sanya Mansoor

Q&A: Filmmaker Ariana Delawari on Afghanistan's Future

TIME speaks to Afghan American Ariana Delawari about her two decades in and out of Afghanistan, and what comes next.

By Justine Simons

U.S. Rules Out Releasing $3.5 Billion to Afghanistan

An official said the U.S. did not have confidence that Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled central bank will use the money wisely

By Courtney McBride/Bloomberg

Biden’s Decision To Quit Afghanistan Is Still the Right Call

The Taliban have crushed women’s rights and a humanitarian crisis has worsened, but the U.S. war was a hopeless exercise.

By Daniel DePetris

Stories of Afghan Women Around the World

TIME partnered with Rukshana Media to highlight the stories of women who left Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power.

By Edward Felsenthal

“War Is Betrayal.” Coming to Terms With America's Disastrous Departure from Afghanistan

What does the Afghanistan debacle mean for America's veterans and those we left behind?

By Phil Klay

U.S. and Taliban Discuss Unlocking Some Afghan Reserves

Talks to unlock $3.5 billion in reserves come as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan deteriorates

By Philip J. Heijmans/Bloomberg

Afghan Women Pushed Out of Work Under Taliban

'Everybody knows that the Taliban are against women working. We go to work with fear, and we come back home with fear,' one woman tells TIME

By Zahra Nader

U.S. and Taliban Discuss Security Concerns in Doha

It's their first direct talks since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August

By Eduard Gismatullin and Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg

Exclusive: Afghan Governor's Narrow Escape From the Taliban

Mazari is alive, well, and at an undisclosed U.S. location. She talks to TIME in an exclusive interview

By Zakarya Hassani and Robyn Huang

What to Know About Taliban Leader Mullah Akhund

Experts say Akhund was the compromise choice

By Eloise Barry

Far Fewer Female Journalists in Kabul After Taliban: Report

That's a precipitous drop from the 700 women journalists working in 2020

By Amy Gunia

Will China Fare Any Better Than the U.S. in Afghanistan?

China hopes to fill the political void, but Afghanistan isn't called the “graveyard of empires” for nothing

By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai

Does ISIS-K Pose a Threat to the U.S.?

The attack raises questions about whether Islamist terrorist groups will yet again find safe haven in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

By Abhishyant Kidangoor
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