World A Look At Afghanistan's 40 Years Of Crisis — From The Soviet War To Taliban Recapture Afghans have lived through Soviet and U.S. invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous six-year period of heavy-handed Taliban rule. Here are some key events and dates from the past four decades. Hannah Bloch
World These Female Afghan Politicians Are Risking Everything For Their Homeland As the Taliban take over Afghanistan, women bureaucrats are risking their lives and freedom to not only save their country and people — but to maintain the rights of women and girls. Dalia Faheid
World Read What The Taliban Told NPR About Their Plans For Afghanistan Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesman in Qatar, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep about the group's plans for the country, which he says include allowing people to leave and no reprisals against enemies.
World The United Arab Emirates Is Sheltering Afghanistan's Ousted President, Ashraf Ghani Ghani said on Sunday that he had left the country to avoid further bloodshed. Rachel Treisman
National The Taliban Seize Her City. America's Red Tape Stops Her From Fleeing Zainab filled all the forms for a special immigrant visa but now can only watch as the Americans leave Afghanistan. Eight thousand miles away, all her husband can do is hope. Vanessa Romo
Asia As The Taliban Made Their Way To Kabul, Biden Ordered Troops Into Afghanistan President Biden last Thursday gave the order to send U.S. troops into Afghanistan as it became clear that the Taliban were overrunning Afghan government forces on their way to taking Kabul. Brian Naylor
Politics A Mission To Give Afghans Democracy Became A Bid To Repair America's Own The United States inadvertently took on a mission to democratize Afghanistan, and instead undermined democracy at home, as unpopular wars tend to do. Steve Inskeep
World The Simple Steps You Can Take Right Now To Help Afghan Refugees The Pentagon has set a goal of evacuating 9,000 people a day from the country. Those coming to the U.S. need assistance, as do those remaining in Afghanistan. Deepa Shivaram
World An Ex-Senior Afghan Official Is Hiding From The Taliban, And Growing Angry At America "I am not safe," a former high-ranking Afghan official texts from a hidden location, saying the Taliban have sent killers after them. Teri Schultz
World She Is Staying In Afghanistan To Ensure Women's Gains Aren't Lost Under Taliban Rule Mahbooba Seraj, founder of the Afghan Women's Network, has a message for Americans watching what's happening in Afghanistan. Emily Alfin Johnson Mohamad ElBardicy Arezou Rezvani
