This summer, the journalist Kiana Hayeri set out to photograph Afghans who grew up after the U.S. invasion in 2001. Instead, she wound up documenting the end of life as they knew it.
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Your Monday Briefing
U.S. steps up efforts to evacuate Afghans.
Tony Blair, Who Led U.K. into Afghanistan, Criticizes the Pullout
The former prime minister of Britain called the withdrawal ‘an imbecilic political slogan about ending ‘the forever wars.’
Resistance fighters drive Taliban from 3 districts in the mountains north of Kabul.
The Taliban faced the first armed challenge from former Afghan soldiers and villagers in the mountains north of Kabul.
Desperation as Afghans Seek to Flee a Country Retaken by the Taliban
A toddler was trampled to death as a crowd surged near the Kabul airport, and many residents who aided America remain in hiding, fearing they will be killed by their new rulers.
Fears Rise About Safety of Afghan Airport as U.S. Warns Americans to Stay Away
Families continued to swarm the airport in hopes of getting aboard American military planes. U.S. officials are now worried that Islamic State might launch an attack to damage the Taliban’s sense of control.
Taliban Leader Baradar Returns to Kabul Aiming to Form Government
The leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is beginning talks with former President Hamid Karzai and other politicians.
America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?
Recent history suggests that it is foolish for Western powers to fight wars in other people’s lands and that the U.S. intervention was almost certainly doomed from the start.
Afghanistan Faces Economic Shock as Sanctions Replace Foreign Aid
The Taliban will be under pressure to keep a fragile economy afloat.
Biden’s Inaccurate Claims in Defending Afghanistan Withdrawal
The president made misleading or false claims about the reaction of allies to the withdrawal, the presence of Al Qaeda and conditions for Americans traveling to the Kabul airport.