A program to bring people employed by the American military to the United States is backlogged, with thousands of applicants denied.
Author: DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIM
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.