A U.S. Military First: The War in Afghanistan Ended With Zero M.I.A.s

After two decades of combat, there were no American troops missing in action, reflecting a major shift in military priorities.

Remembering Pvt. Danny Chen, at a Precarious Moment for Chinatown

Private Chen died by suicide at 19 after being hazed by fellow soldiers in Afghanistan. Ten years later, his family sought to uplift the community that raised him.

Why the Taliban’s Repression of Women May Be More Tactical Than Ideological

For Afghanistan’s new rulers, keeping the clamps on women is a kind of marketing. But it may still cost them dearly.

He’s Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier. Did He Also Kill Helpless Afghans?

Ben Roberts-Smith is suing three newspapers that accused him of unlawful killings in Afghanistan. But much more than the reputation of one soldier is at stake.

Vietnamese Americans, Once Displaced Themselves, Mobilize to Help Afghans

For many who made it to the United States, watching the chaotic exit from Afghanistan evoked memories of their own harrowing experiences.

Three Killed and Two Wounded in Explosion Outside a Mosque in Kabul

No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the attack resembled others by the Islamic State, which seeks to undermine the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan.

Military Bases Turn Into Small Cities as Afghans Wait Months for Homes in U.S.

An estimated 53,000 evacuees from Kabul remain on eight military bases across the country. Thousands more are waiting at U.S. bases abroad to come to the United States.

As Need in Afghanistan Grows Dire, Aid Groups Plead for Help

Health clinics are closing. Temperatures are dipping. Prices are rising. Food and money are scarce. A calamity looms, humanitarian groups warn.

#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights

A social media campaign within the Afghan diaspora celebrates pre-Taliban dress traditions, and mourns the loss of that freedom.

Biden Campaigned as the Anti-Trump. But a Clean Break Is Never Easy.

When it comes to policy, the president is finding that it is not always easy to draw a clear line separating himself from his predecessor.

Reduced to Rubble, an Afghan Village Struggles to Rebuild

A small village outside Ghazni found itself on a critical supply artery in war-torn Afghanistan. It paid a heavy price.

Reduced to Rubble, an Afghan Village Struggles to Rebuild

A small village outside Ghazni found itself on a critical supply artery in war-torn Afghanistan. It paid a heavy price.

Defense Chief Says He Advised Against Staying in Afghanistan ‘Forever’

Lloyd J. Austin III’s testimony before a House panel shed light on an apparent discrepancy about the advice President Biden said he had gotten from top military advisers.

Military Officials Say They Urged Biden Against Afghanistan Withdrawal

During a heated Senate hearing, Gen. Mark Milley also defended his actions in the final months of the Trump administration.

A Conversation With an Afghan General

We speak to a leader in the old administration’s forces about why he thinks the Taliban won and why he left in the middle of the fight.

Video: The U.S. Military Said It Was an ISIS Safe House. We Found an Afghan Family Home.

Even as the military apologized for killing 10 civilians by mistake in a drone strike in Kabul, it insisted its target had stopped by an ISIS “safe house.” The New York Times found that the building was actually home to an NGO worker and his family.

At Afghan Universities, Increasing Fear That Women Will Never Be Allowed Back

Setbacks at public universities have posed another major blow to women’s rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education.

Republicans Are Mad at General Milley. Now It’s Their Turn to Grill Him.

Gen. Mark Milley will appear in what could be the most significant televised congressional hearing involving senior military leaders in years.

A Nervy Trip to Kabul: How Ukraine Negotiated With the Taliban and Rescued 96 Afghans

Few countries have been willing to fly rescue missions into Afghanistan since the Americans left. Ukraine is an exception. It says it has a different definition of danger.

Music and Cookouts in a Tent City for Afghans Starting Life in the U.S.

On a military base in New Jersey, 8,500 people who fled their country as it fell to the Taliban await the next step in their journey.