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How Afghanistan fell to the Taliban

America’s longest war ended abruptly and dramatically. To understand how that happened, we turned to our most experienced reporters – including one who was there in 2001 when U.S. forces arrived. Here are their stories.

Taking responsibility in Afghanistan: A look back, and forward

An Afghanistan veteran’s jagged path from war to peace

In Taliban’s Afghanistan, opportunity for Al Qaeda, ISIS

Afghan diplomacy? What terror attacks mean for West, Taliban.

Digital Dunkirk: With clock ticking, veterans race to save comrades

Afghanistan, in person: From tribal ties to pleas for help

Afghanistan: How the Taliban won over northern ethnic minorities

Looking back at Afghanistan as the past returns

How the Taliban won: They leveraged Afghan history and culture

After Kabul, hard questions about American global leadership

To stay or go? Afghans brace for Taliban rule as US exits.

Under Taliban rule, Afghans warn of going ‘back to the darkness’

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