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Five years of Taliban rule: How Afghanistan has changed since the fall of Kabul

Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, thousands of Afghans rushed to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, desperate to leave the country as Taliban fighters entered the capital virtually ...
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As darkness falls

As the Taliban swiftly approached Kabul, many foreign journalists were already leaving. By 15 August, British journalist Charlie Faulkner had decided to stay and report from the ground. The farewells ...
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The 'ghost city': How Kabul looked through her eyes on the day it fell

The fall of Kabul and everything she carries five years later. Two days after Salma's engagement party in Kabul, the Taliban swept back to power in Afghanistan. "I woke up and I imagined so many ...
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Five Years After the Fall of Kabul

On Aug. 15, 2026, the Afghanistan Refugee Rescue Organization (ARRO‑USA) hosted a conference titled “Remembrance, Truth, Solidarity and Action” at the North County Governmental Center in Reston. The ...