The president acknowledged, however, that he did not know how many Americans were still in Afghanistan.
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How the Taliban Can Use Social Media to Tame Afghanistan
In the 1990s, they banned the internet. Now they use it to threaten and cajole the Afghan people, in a sign of how they might use technology to build power.
Facebook Hides Friends Lists to Protect Users in Afghanistan
The company said it was the first time it had taken such a step, intended to shield Afghan users from Taliban reprisals for posts and links.
Afghanistan’s Ethnic Minorities Fear a Repeat of Past Atrocities
An investigation by Amnesty International detailed the execution of nine Hazara men by Taliban militants in July.
Chronicling a Day in Kabul as Taliban Cement Their Rule
A New York Times photographer chronicled a day in Kabul. It is a portrait of a city of contrasts, with tension sometimes breaking into the open and at other times bubbling beneath the hum of daily life.
President Biden to Speak on Afghan Evacuation Effort
The remarks come after days of tumult in and around Hamid Karzai International Airport since the Taliban took Kabul.
Sluggish Visa Process Strands Many Afghans Who Helped U.S.
Officials described impatience across the Biden administration with the State Department as thousands of Afghans wait outside Kabul’s airport.
How A Sluggish Visa Process is Stranding Many Afghans Who Helped US
Officials described impatience across the Biden administration with the State Department as thousands of Afghans wait outside Kabul’s airport.
Trump’s Deal With the Taliban Draws Fire From His Former Allies
The former president and his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, are attacking President Biden over Afghanistan even as their own policy faces harsh criticism.
How News Organizations Got Afghan Colleagues Out of Kabul
The evacuation of those who worked for outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post came after a global rescue effort stretching from the Pentagon to Qatar.