After Two Decades of Fighting Taliban, U.S. Is Uneasy Partners With Them

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Americans have described a necessary, if distasteful, working arrangement as they race to evacuate Afghanistan by Aug. 31. Online-PR: … unsere digitale Pressearbeit im Internet hilft weiter…

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While U.S. Troops Searched Afghans in Kabul, a Bomber Moved In

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Officials are still piecing together the chain of events in the attack that killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. service members, outside the Kabul airport. Online-PR: … unsere digitale Pressearbeit im Internet hilft weiter…



Amid Afghan Chaos, a C.I.A. Mission That Will Persist for Years

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The spy agency had plans to de-emphasize counterterrorism operations to focus on rising global powers. History got in the way.



Biden Faces a Tragedy He Worked to Avoid

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The president said the evacuation of U.S. citizens and allies from Afghanistan would continue, even after an attack that killed at least 13 American troops and dozens of civilians.



After Decades of War in Afghanistan, ISIS and Al Qaeda Can Still Wreak Havoc

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The U.S. and its allies waged war for 20 years to try to defeat terrorists in Afghanistan. A double-suicide bombing demonstrated that they remain a threat.



At Least 12 U.S. Troops Among Masses of Dead in Kabul Suicide Attack

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Bombers struck a huge crowd outside the airport, killing dozens of civilians in the waning days of the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan.



The Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think.

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Pakistan, nominally a U.S. partner in the war, was the Afghan Taliban’s main patron, and sees the Taliban’s victory as its own. But now what does it do with its prize?



Biden Sticks to Afghan Deadline, Resisting Pleas to Extend Evacuation

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The American withdrawal coincided with a threat by the Taliban to stop Afghans from traveling to the airport, an ominous sign that the window may be slamming shut for thousands of people desperate to leave.