Over the span of just a few weeks in 2021, the Taliban’s offensive shifted from rural threat to urban conquest before they walked into Kabul on Aug. 15. Times photographers were there to document that fateful summer in Afghanistan.
Tag: Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Al Qaeda Leader Killed: What We Know
The United States said it killed the Qaeda leader, an ally of Osama bin Laden who was considered a mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. Here’s a guide to the drone strike and its implications.
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Military Clears Crew of Plane That Took Flight as Afghans Fell to Their Deaths
Crowds of people had surged onto the runway at the airport in Kabul during the final days of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan.
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Eid Under the Taliban Shows a Changed Afghanistan
For many Afghans the holiday this week served as a reminder of the dissonance between the promise of peace many had imagined and the realities of the end of the war.