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June 8, 2023, 3:50 PM

Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people

A Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at least 13 people during a memorial service
June 8, 2023, 3:50 PM
Bomb explodes in Afghanistan during a memorial ceremony for a Taliban official
June 6, 2023, 9:16 AM

Car bombing in northeast Afghanistan kills local official and his driver, wounds 10 people

A local official says a car bombing in Afghanistan's northeast killed a provincial deputy governor and his driver
June 6, 2023, 9:16 AM
Car bombing in Afghanistan kills local official and his driver, wounds 10 people
June 4, 2023, 6:06 PM

Official: Almost 80 schoolgirls poisoned, hospitalized in northern Afghanistan

An education official in northern Afghanistan calls it a targeted campaign.
June 4, 2023, 6:06 PM
May 22, 2023, 6:31 PM

Airman of the Year recounts life-saving mission during Afghan evacuations

Maj. Katie Lunning discusses the critical care flights out of Afghanistan that saved the lives of service members and fleeing Afghan people.
May 22, 2023, 6:31 PM
Airman of the Year recounts life-saving mission during Afghan evacuations
May 18, 2023, 7:42 PM

McCaul accepts State Department offer for Congress to review Afghanistan 'dissent cable'

The classified memo is at the heart of Republican's probe of the withdrawal.
May 18, 2023, 7:42 PM
McCaul accepts State Department offer for Congress to see Afghanistan 'dissent cable'
1 month ago

Reunion between former US diplomat and Afghan women’s rights advocate

A new book, “The Secret Gate,” details the harrowing story of how one former U.S. diplomat helped a woman escape from Afghanistan during the U.S. military withdrawal.
1 month ago
Reunion between former US diplomat and Afghan women’s rights advocate
2 months ago

Forbes '30 Under 30' honoree's charity accused of mistreating refugees, sued for fraud

The charity founded by Safi Rauf, who's been celebrated for his humanitarian work evacuating refugees from Afghanistan, is being sued for fraud.
2 months ago
Forbes '30 Under 30' honoree's charity accused of mistreating refugees
2 months ago

Biden administration blames Afghanistan withdrawal chaos on former President Trump

The White House has conceded that the 2021 removal of American troops from Afghanistan was handled poorly, and that the Biden administration should have acted sooner.
2 months ago
Biden administration blames Afghanistan withdrawal chaos on former President Trump
2 months ago

Biden admin acknowledges mistakes in Afghanistan exit but defends decision to leave

The Pentagon and State Department shared with Congress their after-action reports on the 2021 military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House announced Thursday
2 months ago
Biden admin acknowledges mistakes in Afghanistan exit but defends decision to leave
2 months ago

White House shares Afghanistan reports with Congress

The Pentagon and State Department are set to share with Congress their after-action reports on the 2021 military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
2 months ago
White House shares Afghanistan reports with Congress
2 months ago

State Department to provide reports detailing 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of State is set to provide Congress with reports detailing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
2 months ago
State Department to provide reports detailing 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan
2 months ago

House Republicans ramp up investigation into Afghanistan withdrawal

The GOP-led panel subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday.
2 months ago
House Republicans ramp up investigation into Afghanistan withdrawal
3 months ago

UN leader: Laws restricting Afghan women's rights 'have to be reversed'

ABC News' Mona Kosar-Abdi spoke with Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Amina Mohammed, on the crisis women are facing in Afghanistan and what the United Nations is doing to help.
3 months ago
UN leader: Laws restricting Afghan women's rights 'have to be reversed'
3 months ago

Afghan girls and women defy Taliban by continuing studies in secret schools

The brutal crackdown on girls’ education in Afghanistan began shortly after the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
3 months ago
How Afghan girls and women are defying the Taliban's ban on education
3 months ago

Meet the woman running a secret school network in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

ABC News gets an inside look at a network of underground schools founded by a 25-year-old, giving hundreds a chance to dream again in a country where women going to school is illegal.
3 months ago
Meet the woman running a secret school network in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
4 months ago

Afghans and advocates speak out after Taliban bans women from working with aid groups

The Taliban announced in December that women can no longer work with NGOs in Afghanistan: Advocates and Afghan women speak about that restriction
4 months ago
Afghans and advocates speak out after Taliban bans women from working with aid groups
4 months ago

Thousands of Afghan allies resettled in the US face uncertain future

Most were given only temporary immigration status and now many of those families fear having to return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule unless Congress acts.
4 months ago
Thousands of Afghan allies resettled in the US face uncertain future
4 months ago

Afghan allies who fled Taliban in limbo as they push to remain in US

ABC News' Devin Dwyer reports on the Afghan refugees who fled to the U.S. following the Taliban takeover in 2021. The refugees along with allies are urging Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act.
4 months ago
Afghan allies who fled Taliban in limbo as they push to remain in US
6 months ago

Afghanistan returns to the ‘dark days of the 1990s’: UN Women Official

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke to Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, about the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s rights and access to education.
6 months ago
Afghanistan returns to the ‘dark days of the 1990s’: UN Women Official
6 months ago

US threatens Taliban with 'costs' after ban on Afghan women and girls from school

Blocking girls from elementary schools is the latest blow to female rights.
6 months ago
US threatens Taliban with 'costs' after school ban for Afghan women, girls
6 months ago

Taliban prohibits higher education for Afghan women

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6 months ago
Taliban prohibits higher education for Afghan women
6 months ago

Taliban bans women from attending universities

The Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education has ordered all private and government-run universities to ban women from attending.
6 months ago
Taliban bans women from attending universities
6 months ago

Taliban bans women from attending universities in Afghanistan

The Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education has sent an order to all private and government-run universities banning women from attending.
6 months ago
Taliban bans women from attending universities
6 months ago

'Retrograde' filmmaker seeks to spotlight those 'left behind' in Afghanistan

ABC News' Phil Lipof spoke with Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Matthew Heineman about his new documentary "Retrograde" about the final months of the war in Afghanistan.
6 months ago
'Retrograde' filmmaker seeks to spotlight those 'left behind' in Afghanistan
8 months ago

Bomber attacks Kabul school, killing 19

A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of Kabul on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, according to officials.
8 months ago
Bomber attacks Kabul school, killing 19
9 months ago

Afghan refugee family reflects on escape, new life in US

One year later, an Afghan family reflects on their escape from Afghanistan and what life is like now in the United States.
9 months ago
Afghan refugee family reflects on escape, new life in US
9 months ago

A year later, Afghan refugees grapple with new reality US exit created

A year after the chaotic American withdrawal, Afghan refugees must grapple with the new reality the U.S. exit created.
9 months ago
A year later, Afghan refugees grapple with new reality US exit created
9 months ago

9-year-old Kabul street peddler finds temporary safe haven in kids cafe

The Hospitality for Humanity program provides food and classes to street kids in Kabul.
9 months ago
9-year-old Kabul street peddler finds temporary safe haven in kids cafe
9 months ago

The slow unraveling of Afghanistan under Taliban control

In the 12 months since the Taliban seized power families resort to dire measures to put food on the table, hospitals are over capacity, and women are forced to give up their rights.
9 months ago
The slow unraveling of Afghanistan under Taliban control
9 months ago

The women left behind: Afghanistan’s future under the Taliban

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the brave women and girls struggling to cope after the Taliban erased many of their rights when they seized power in Afghanistan last year.
9 months ago
The women left behind: Afghanistan’s future under the Taliban
9 months ago

Leaving Afghanistan: One Year Later - George Stephanopoulos Reports

Marking the one-year anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan, "Leaving Afghanistan" takes viewers inside the final days of the U.S. military withdrawal through the eyes of those on the ground.
9 months ago
Leaving Afghanistan: One Year Later - George Stephanopoulos Reports
9 months ago

Most relatives of deadly Kabul drone strike victims still not in US as promised

Most relatives of the Kabul drone strike victims killed a year ago are still not in U.S., as had been promised by the U.S. government.
9 months ago
Most relatives of deadly Kabul drone strike victims still not in US as promised
9 months ago

Family reflects on life in America 1 year after fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Martha Raddatz reports on one family's journey after fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan on "This Week."
9 months ago
Family reflects on life in America 1 year after fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan
9 months ago

Rep. Katko discusses Afghanistan, Ukraine and migrant crisis

Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., discusses the anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Ukraine and the migrant crisis.
9 months ago
Rep. Katko discusses Afghanistan, Ukraine and migrant crisis
10 months ago

A year of struggle as an Afghan family builds a new life in California

Reuters has followed the Mohammadi family for their first year in the United States.
10 months ago
Afghan family struggles to build new life in the US
10 months ago

Impact of Kabul’s fall to the Taliban lingers

ABC News Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez and ABC News national security and defense analyst Mick Mulroy discuss the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis.
10 months ago
Impact of Kabul’s fall to the Taliban lingers
10 months ago

1 year after Kabul fell to the Taliban, Afghans still fighting poverty, hunger

Mélissa Cornet, an advisor for CARE Afghanistan, said the country is facing a humanitarian crisis a year after the Taliban retook control.
10 months ago
1 year after Kabul fell to the Taliban, Afghans still fighting poverty, hunger
10 months ago

Taliban celebrates 1 year of rule in Afghanistan

ABC News chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell is live in Kabul, Afghanistan, where the Taliban is celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
10 months ago
Taliban celebrates 1 year of rule in Afghanistan
10 months ago

Afghan refugees face challenges 1 year after Taliban takeover

State Department data shows tens of thousands of Afghans are still going through the process of applying for special immigrant visas.
10 months ago
Afghan refugees face challenges 1 year after Taliban takeover
10 months ago

Taliban celebrates 'victory day' 1 year after taking control of Kabul

ABC News looks at how Afghanistan has changed since the Taliban took over and what it means for the U.S. as well as women and girls left behind.
10 months ago
Taliban celebrates 'victory day' 1 year after taking control of Kabul
10 months ago

Taliban celebrates ‘Victory Day’ in Kabul

Monday marks one year since Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan’s capital.
10 months ago
Taliban celebrates ‘Victory Day’ in Kabul
10 months ago

Warning signs that Afghanistan is in economic free fall after Taliban takeover

After almost one year since the country fell to the Taliban, Afghanistan is showing signs of crisis from poverty and lack of needed resources.
10 months ago
Warning signs that Afghanistan is in economic free fall after Taliban takeover
10 months ago

'Don't forget about us,' Afghan women say, 1 year after Taliban's return to power

One year after the fall of Kabul, life for Afghanistan's women continues to worsen amid rising violence and regression of human rights.
10 months ago
'Don't forget about us,' Afghan women say, 1 year after Taliban's return to power
10 months ago

How the absence of US troops on the ground has transformed Afghanistan

The Taliban are cracking down on women who protest.
10 months ago
How the absence of US troops on the ground has transformed Afghanistan
10 months ago

1 year since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

ABC News chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell reports from Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover on "This Week."
10 months ago
1 year since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
10 months ago

Life in Afghanistan after drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports from Kabul as the city reels from the dramatic U.S. drone strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri.
10 months ago
Life in Afghanistan after drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader
10 months ago

Marine major and his interpreter find brotherhood amid war in Afghanistan

During the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, two men from opposite worlds grew an unshakeable bond.
10 months ago
Marine major and his interpreter find brotherhood amid war in Afghanistan
10 months ago

One year after US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Nearly one year after the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Ian Pannell reports from Afghanistan with more on what’s changed in the country now that the Taliban is firmly in control.
10 months ago
One year after US withdrawal from Afghanistan
10 months ago

US Marine and his Afghan interpreter write memoir about the war and escape from Kabul

The new memoir “Always Faithful,” co-written by Marine Corps Major Thomas Schueman and his former interpreter in Afghanistan Zainullah Zaki tells the story of war, escape and the bonds of brotherhood.
10 months ago
US Marine and his Afghan interpreter write memoir about the war and escape from Kabul
10 months ago

Young US soldiers reflect on evacuating Afghanistan 1 year ago

Some service members share stories of the chaotic evacuation as the war came to an end in 2021.
10 months ago
Young US soldiers reflect on evacuating Afghanistan 1 year ago