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Author: DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIM

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As U.S. Withdraws, Afghan Interpreters Fear Being Left Behind

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on As U.S. Withdraws, Afghan Interpreters Fear Being Left Behind

A program to bring people employed by the American military to the United States is backlogged, with thousands of applicants denied.

World

A Wave of Afghan Surrenders to the Taliban Picks Up Speed

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on A Wave of Afghan Surrenders to the Taliban Picks Up Speed

Dozens of besieged outposts or bases, and four district centers, have given up to the insurgents this month, in an accelerating rural collapse as American troops leave.

World

Afghanistan’s vaccination campaign faces skepticism, war and corruption.

February 24, 2021DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on Afghanistan’s vaccination campaign faces skepticism, war and corruption.
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Where a Vaccination Campaign Faces Skepticism, War and Corruption

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on Where a Vaccination Campaign Faces Skepticism, War and Corruption

A half-million doses arrived this month in Afghanistan, where many insist the virus isn’t real and vaccines aren’t needed. Those who want the vaccine fear that only the well-connected will receive it.

World

In a Village of Widows, the Opium Trade Has Taken a Deadly Toll

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on In a Village of Widows, the Opium Trade Has Taken a Deadly Toll

Afghan men in an impoverished border settlement die trying to smuggle opium into Iran, leaving behind loved ones forced to survive on their own.

World

This Ex-Taliban Commander Is Now the Face of Afghan Security

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on This Ex-Taliban Commander Is Now the Face of Afghan Security

Rahmatullah Andar once fought the government and then turned against the Taliban. Now he is a prominent spokesman, and his story is an example of the long war’s many plot twists.

World

A Prisoner Release Stuns 2 American War Widows

June 4, 2020DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on A Prisoner Release Stuns 2 American War Widows

An Afghan police officer who killed two American military advisers in 2012 is released early from his 20-year sentence.

World

A Desperate Battle, and a Victory for Now, at a Remote Afghan Outpost

September 26, 2019DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on A Desperate Battle, and a Victory for Now, at a Remote Afghan Outpost

Struggling Afghan forces took three northern districts from the Taliban. But the cost was high, and troops depend on American airstrikes to hold on.

World

Taliban Kill Unarmed Afghan Police Officers Waiting for Pay

May 5, 2019May 6, 2019DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on Taliban Kill Unarmed Afghan Police Officers Waiting for Pay

Fighters disguised in police uniforms killed at least 20 Afghan police officers and wounded dozens of other people in a brazen attack on a police headquarters.

Headlines

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Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the Jeju Air Crash

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Bolsonaro Placed Under House Arrest by Brazil’s Supreme Court

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Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

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Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

August 4, 2025Ephrat Livni and David C. Adams

Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Paul Sonne and John Ismay

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Leverage

August 4, 2025Daniel E. Slotnik

U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Michael Crowley
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