As American troops head home, the Taliban is rapidly gaining ground.

The first Afghans who worked for the U.S. military and diplomatic missions and are being evacuated will arrive in the U.S. late Thursday night or early Friday morning.

Afghanistan's Taliban have taken responsibility for the killing of a comic in southern Kandahar resurrecting the specter of revenge killings as the US and NATO put the final touches on their departure

Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged Wednesday that the situation in Afghanistan is headed in the wrong direction.

U.S. officials say the military has launched more than a dozen airstrikes in the past week in support of Afghan government forces in their fight against the Taliban, a sharp spike over the handful that were done in the previous six weeks

Jim Coleman, who died at 75, is remembered by ABC News' James Gordon Meek for his tireless efforts to secure the release of his daughter Caitlan from Taliban captivity.

The U.N. says in a new report that more women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in any year since the United Nations began keeping count in 2009

The Pentagon will temporarily house 2,500 Afghan workers, families who aided the U.S. military campaign and are trying to leave the country at an installation in the U.S.

The top US general warned that "strategic momentum" is with the Taliban.

Washington’s point man in talks aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan has made a brief visit to Pakistan as relations between Islamabad and Kabul reached a new low

She was abducted in Islamabad, held for several hours and brutally attacked.

Danish Siddiqui, 38, was killed in southern Afghanistan while covering clashes between the country's special forces and the Taliban.

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering clashes between Afghan special forces and the Taliban.

Afghan government forces are fighting to retake a border crossing with Pakistan from the Taliban who recently captured it

Russia says America's hasty retreat from Afghanistan has further destabilized the region and worsened the terrorist threat

In recent weeks, the Taliban have gained control of key border posts.

The Biden administration will begin evacuation flights in late July for Afghans who have aided the U.S. military, according to a senior administration official.

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Thousands of people have fled Taliban insurgents sweeping across northern Afghanistan, fearful of their harsh rule

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is handing over his authority.

The top U.S. military general leading the withdrawal in Afghanistan stepped down during a ceremony in Kabul Monday and the U.S. embassy resumed visa interviews on Sunday.

The nearly 20-year American combat mission in Afghanistan was the United States’ longest war

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A Taliban delegation spoke in Moscow Friday amid rapid advances by the group.

President Joe Biden declared all U.S. combat forces will be out of the Middle Eastern country ahead of schedule and defended his decision in the face of Taliban gains in the area.

State media say China sent a flight to bring home 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan as the U.S. military prepares to leave the country and the security situation grows increasingly fraught

President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal amid increasing instability in the region and Taliban activity.

President Joe Biden defended the withdrawal amid concern over the Taliban seizing more territory.

President Joe Biden said the U.S. achieved its main objective in Afghanistan but did not go there to nation-build.

President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal and Taliban activity in the region.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that most British troops have left Afghanistan, almost 20 years after the U_K_ and other Western countries sent troops into the country to engage in what they described as a “war on terror.”

Iran has hosted the first significant talks in months between the Taliban and Afghan government representatives

More than 90% of American troops have now withdrawn from Afghanistan. Hundreds of Afghan fighters have abandoned their security posts and are fleeing across the border as the Taliban advances.

Hundreds of Afghan troops fled across the country's northern border, as the Taliban continue a swift offensive to seize districts amid the U.S. military withdrawal.

America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan is rapidly winding down and the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul are looking at a worsening security situation and how to respond

German authorities say they have granted 2,400 visas so far to Afghan employees of the country’s military and their relatives, although not all of them want to come to Germany immediately

Martha Raddatz reports from Afghanistan with an exclusive interview with the lead commander facilitating the U.S. troop withdrawal, Gen. Austin Scott Miller

Officials say the Taliban’s march through northern Afghanistan has gained momentum with the capture of several districts from fleeing Afghan forces

Pentagon says final withdrawal will be completed by late August

Officials say the U.S. military has left Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years.

The U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield in Afghanistan and is advancing a final withdrawal that will be completed by the end of August, the Pentagon said Friday.

The U.S. is ending its war in Afghanistan, withdrawing the last American troops.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose Leal described being in Afghanistan as the U.S. troop presence comes to an end as "a humbling experience."

ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz spoke with U.S. troops preparing to withdraw from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

Gen. Austin Scott Miller, directing the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan acknowledged to ABC News' Martha Raddatz that the security situation is "not good."

ABC News' Martha Raddatz speaks with Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the commander overseeing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as he shares his hopes and concerns for the country.

The longest-serving commander in America’s longest war, Gen. Scott Miller, reflects on the massive withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan as Taliban troops sweep through the country.

Taliban gains in northern Afghanistan have driven a worried government to resurrect militias with a track record of fomenting chaos and widespread killing

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports from Afghanistan, where translators and others who helped the U.S. military are desperate to secure visas to leave as U.S. forces depart.

A strong earthquake has rattled Afghanistan early Friday