Latest "kabul" stories

Pentagon orders new interviews on deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack

The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

8 days ago

Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan could be seen as abduction, US says

The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that allowing a U.S. Marine to keep an Afghan war orphan risks violating international law,

8 days ago

2 years after deadly Kabul attack, Pentagon chief ‘stands in sorrow’

On Aug. 26, 2021, a suicide attack in Kabul killed 11 Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier, and approximately 170 Afghan civilians.

By Irene Loewenson

4 weeks ago

What has happened in Afghanistan since the 2021 Taliban takeover?

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S and NATO forces withdrew from the country after more than two decades of war.

6 weeks ago

Tens of thousands of Afghans waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021, it carried tens of thousands of Afghans to safety. Many are still waiting to be resettled.

6 weeks ago

This Marine took reins of air traffic control during Kabul evacuation

Master Sgt. Kevin Haunschild, Military Times' 2023 Marine of the Year, controlled air traffic for the largest noncombatant evacuation in military history.

By Irene Loewenson

3 months ago