How a series of fateful choices and lofty ambitions put Taliban defeat at odds with American victory.
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As Biden Pulls Out of Afghanistan, How Much Do Americans Care?
For the American public, there was never any great outcry for withdrawing, polling suggests.
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How the G.O.P. Lost Its Clear Voice on Foreign Policy
After four years of Donald J. Trump’s America-first mantra, Republican views on foreign intervention, long a signature part of the party’s brand, have splintered.
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Biden’s Afghan Pullout Is a Victory for Pakistan. But at What Cost?
Pakistan’s military stayed allied to both the Americans and Taliban. But now the country may face intensified extremism at home as a result of a perceived Taliban victory.
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U.S. and Allies Plan Fight From Afar Against Al Qaeda Once Troops Exit Afghanistan
Drones, long-range bombers and spy networks will be used in an effort to prevent Afghanistan from re-emerging as a terrorist base to threaten the United States.
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Biden Chooses Mournful Words to End a Long Mission
The president’s rhetoric on Wednesday in announcing the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan was steeped in exasperation and grief.
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Biden, Setting Afghanistan Withdrawal, Says ‘It Is Time to End the Forever War’
The president said the main objective of ensuring that Afghanistan would not be a launching pad for terrorism had been achieved and that it was time for American troops to come home.
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Veterans React to Biden’s Afghanistan Troop Pullout Announcement
President Biden’s decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 is met with relief and anguish, frustration and regret among those who served there.
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I Fought in Afghanistan. I Still Wonder, Was It Worth It?
It’s not guilt, shame or regret I feel. It’s the sense of having done a terrible duty.
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The 20-Year War: The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan
Readers react to President Biden’s deadline of Sept. 11 and reflect on the two-decade U.S. experience.
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Here Are The Crucial Questions for Afghanistan as the US Withdraws Troops
What will happen to women and minorities? Can the Afghan president hold on to power? These and other pressing questions face a fearful country as the United States military withdraws.
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NATO Is Expected to Confirm Its Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The alliance’s mantra has always been “in together and out together,” so with the U.S. leaving, the pullout would not come as a surprise.
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Afghans Wonder ‘What About Me?’ as US Troops Prepare to Withdraw
Many Afghans fear that without the umbrella of American protection, the country will be unable to preserve its modest gains toward democracy and women’s rights.
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Biden to Withdraw All Combat Troops From Afghanistan by Sept. 11
After years of arguing against an extended military presence in Afghanistan, President Biden is doing things his way, with the deadline for withdrawal set for the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
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Will Afghanistan Become a Terrorism Safe Haven Once Again?
Not likely, at least in the short term, intelligence officials assess. But stopping terrorism groups over the long term could be more difficult.
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With Afghan Decision, Biden Seeks to Focus U.S. on New Challenges
The president’s choice to set a firm date for a full withdrawal reflected a belief that the priorities of 2021 require moving on from policies set in 2001.
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Biden to Announce Full Withdrawal of US Troops in Afghanistan by Sept. 11
The decision will keep more than 3,000 American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline that was announced under the Trump administration.
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Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s President, Has Little Sway Over Its Future
Ashraf Ghani has few remaining allies, the Taliban are gaining militarily, and his international supporters are impatient with him and the stumbling peace process.
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U.S. Looks to Build on Secret Portions of Taliban Deal to Reduce Violence
In the final weeks before the U.S. is set to withdraw from Afghanistan, officials are trying to negotiate with the insurgent group and stave off a Taliban spring offensive.
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Reversing Trump, Biden Repeals Sanctions on Human Rights Prosecutor
The move revokes an executive order that put the United States at odds with many of its European allies.
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The Taliban Think They Have Already Won, Peace Deal or Not
“We have defeated the enemy.” The international community is scrambling to secure peace in Afghanistan, but the Taliban believe they have the upper hand — and are saying as much.
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Who Are The Original 20 Guantánamo Bay Detainees?
Starting with the Bush administration, the United States has gradually transferred all but two of the first 20 prisoners at the wartime detention facility to other nations. Here’s who, and where, they are.
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Officials Try to Sway Biden Using Intelligence on Potential for Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
If U.S. troops leave before any deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the militant group will take over much of the country, an intelligence assessment predicted.
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Biden Addresses Voting Rights and Immigration at News Conference
At his first full-scale news conference as president, Mr. Biden doubled the administration’s goal for vaccinations in the first 100 days and said he expected to run for re-election in 2024.
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Foes in Afghan War See a Common Threat of Islamic State’s Return
An unusual truce between the government and the Taliban has kept the Islamic State out of one former stronghold. But there is a peace paradox: Unemployed fighters looking for work.
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Does Biden Really Want to End the Forever Wars?
If he does, he must work with Congress and go well beyond narrowing old permission slips for conflict.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Makes Secret Visit to Afghanistan
The trip makes Lloyd J. Austin III the first member of President Biden’s cabinet to visit the country. He met with the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani.
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Why Is It So Tough to Leave Afghanistan?
The foreign policy establishment just can’t admit when it got things wrong.
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At Least 9 Dead in Afghan Helicopter Crash, After Clashes With Local Militia
The crash occurred in eastern Afghanistan, where security and militia forces have been in a tense, and sometimes violent, standoff since January.
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Biden Says Withdrawing U.S. Forces From Afghanistan by May Deadline Is ‘Tough’
The president’s comments come as a May 1 deadline negotiated by the Trump administration is fast approaching.
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U.S. Has 1,000 More Troops in Afghanistan Than It Disclosed
The undercount complicates President Biden’s decision on carrying out a complete withdrawal by May 1, as his administration tries to jump-start peace talks.
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The Taliban’s Secret Prisons: A Reporter’s Perilous Trip
A perilous trip to find out more about these brutal incarcerations led to a wrenching interview and something extremely rare on this job: a hug.
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How a Longstanding Rivalry Spiraled Into 5 Deaths Between 2 Families
In Afghanistan, a rise in targeted attacks that the governments seems unable to stop has also encouraged the settling of old scores through vendetta killings.
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In One Afghanistan District, an Unofficial Cease-Fire With the Taliban
An unofficial cease-fire brokered by local officials, farmers and Taliban forces is an example of how communities, driven by despair, have engineered their own ways to stop the fighting.
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They Were Journalists, and Women, and Targeted for Both
As Afghanistan enters a desperate chapter, with U.S. troops potentially on the way out, insurgents are pressing a deadly campaign to silence the media and keep women home.
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For Biden, Deliberation and Caution, Maybe Overcaution, on the World Stage
But decisions come more quickly than they did in the Obama administration, when Mr. Biden, as vice president, complained about the endless meetings.
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How One Looted Artifact Tells the Story of Modern Afghanistan
Many of the country’s finest antiquities were stolen under cover of war, ending up in elite museums all over the globe. Should they be returned?
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In Afghanistan, Three Women Working in Media Are Gunned Down
The women, the latest victims in a wave of targeted attacks, were killed on their way home from their jobs at Enikass Radio and TV in Jalalabad.
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‘I Wake Up and Scream’: Secret Taliban Prisons Terrorize Thousands
A potential U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, coupled with a weak Afghan security force, mean the Taliban will likely continue to capture, condemn and torture thousands.
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Why President Biden Must Withdraw From Afghanistan
Breaking our agreement with the Taliban to pull out by May will endanger American troops and entrench them in an unwinnable war.
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Afghan Government Backs Repatriation of Guantánamo Detainee
Afghanistan has intervened in U.S. federal court seeking the return of an Afghan prisoner who has been held since 2007, but never charged.
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Afghan Government Backs Repatriation of Guantánamo Detainee
Afghanistan has intervened in U.S. federal court seeking the return of an Afghan prisoner who has been held since 2007, but never charged.
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A Top Democrat Warns Against a Hasty Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan
Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year.
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Biden Says ‘America Is Back.’ Should It Be?
Unless he challenges the fundamental premises of U.S. foreign policy, he will repeat the mistakes of his predecessors, but in a more competitive world.
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The Life of a Soldier
New books look at what it was like to be in the Roman military 2,000 years ago and in the American military today.
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Afghan Civilian Casualties Soared After Peace Talks’ Start
Fighting intensified in the last quarter of 2020, after talks between the Afghan government and Taliban began. Before then, it had been a less deadly year than before.
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Biden Faces Deadline on Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The question is whether the small contingent of American troops can accomplish anything after 20 years — and whether full withdrawal would clear the way for Taliban advances.
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European Court Backs Germany in Case Over 2009 Killings of Afghan Civilians
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Germany sufficiently investigated the bombing in Afghanistan that killed up to 90 civilians.
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The Taliban Close In on Afghanistan, Pushing the Country to the Brink
The Taliban have positioned themselves around several major population centers, including the capital of Kandahar Province, as the Biden administration weighs whether to withdraw or to stay.
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The Taliban Close In on Afghan Cities, Pushing the Country to the Brink
The Taliban have positioned themselves around several major population centers, including the capital of Kandahar Province, as the Biden administration weighs whether to withdraw or to stay.
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