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A year ago today, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. The economy has since collapsed, child marriage is rife and women can’t work. Oliver Marsden reports from Kabul

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between Taliban and the West prolonging group’s isolation.

For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread. Girls are still out of school.

Congress hasn’t acted on legislative proposals to provide permanent protections for roughly 76,000 Afghans in the U.S., who still face deportation back to Afghanistan.

The Taliban took over Afghanistan exactly one year ago after Western forces retreated from the country and allowed the group to gain a foothold in the state once again

A Hazara mother writes to the son she gave birth to in Kabul on August 15, 2021, reflecting on what has been lost.

WASHINGTON — One year ago, as President Joe Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3 trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end.

PHILADELPHIA — One year ago, Haseeb Payab was in his family’s sprawling, garden-lined home in Kabul that overlooks mountains on all sides, but he was growing ever anxious despite the peaceful setting.

The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a national holiday Monday, following a turbulent year that saw women's rights crushed and a humanitarian crisis worsen. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Taliban captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended…