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Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Fatima Faizi With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan's [...]

With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan's borders. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Haji Sakhi [...]

Byline: David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi With U.S. troops leaving, the Taliban advancing, and a steady collapse of security force bases and outposts, the Hazara and other ethnic groups in [...]

With U.S. troops leaving, the Taliban advancing, and a steady collapse of security force bases and outposts, the Hazara and other ethnic groups in Afghanistan are raising militias. KABUL, Afghanistan [...]

A 3-day cease-fire is violated, but Afghans brave dangerous roads to celebrate a holiday with families. KABUL, Afghanistan -- On Saturday, the final day of a three-day national cease-fire for [...]

Byline: Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fatima Faizi and Najim Rahim KABUL, Afghanistan - Farzana Ahmadi watched as a neighbor in her village in northern Afghanistan was flogged by Taliban fighters last month. [...]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Farzana Ahmadi watched as a neighbor in her village in northern Afghanistan was flogged by Taliban fighters last month. The crime: Her face was uncovered. ''Every woman [...]

Byline: Fatima Faizi and Thomas Gibbons-Neff Almost every city in the world has to deal with street crime, and some with dog packs. But few, if any, have to navigate [...]

Almost every city in the world has to deal with street crime, and some with dog packs. But few, if any, have to navigate such an underworld while also confronting [...]

Byline: Fatima Faizi and Rod Nordland As negotiations push forward, it is unclear whether Afghanistan can achieve peace with the Taliban while preserving gains made on women's rights and education. [...]

As negotiations push forward, it is unclear whether Afghanistan can achieve peace with the Taliban while preserving gains made on women's rights and education. KABUL, Afghanistan -- When his soon-to-be [...]

Byline: David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi As violence engulfs them, some Afghans carry notes with their names, blood types and relatives' phone numbers in case they are killed or severely [...]

As violence engulfs them, some Afghans carry notes with their names, blood types and relatives' phone numbers in case they are killed or severely wounded. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Tareq Qassemi, [...]

Also a renowned surgeon, she rose through the ranks of the Afghan Army and practiced medicine during the Soviet invasion and the Afghan civil war and under the Taliban's rule. [...]

Afghan government and Taliban officials said they had finalized the terms to guide future talks, opening the door to a new phase of negotiations toward a long-term peace. Afghan government [...]

Byline: Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Fatima Faizi The game's cultlike following in Afghanistan inhabits a real-life version of its violent virtual reality. KABUL, Afghanistan - Rifle fire, hurried footsteps and distant [...]

The game's cultlike following in Afghanistan inhabits a real-life version of its violent virtual reality. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Rifle fire, hurried footsteps and distant explosions. The rat-a-tat of a firefight. [...]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Doha, Qatar, met with representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban, who are at an impasse in peace talks. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Secretary [...]

The strikes on the Afghan capital, which killed at least five people, comes on the heels of an already bloody month for the city. KABUL, Afghanistan -- A rocket barrage [...]

The Pentagon has announced a reduction down to 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan before President-elect Biden takes office. Afghan officials fear the cuts will encourage the Taliban to keep fighting. [...]

With the Americans scheduled to leave Afghanistan under a deal with the Taliban, the carnage at Kabul University seemed to erase the nation's hope. KABUL, Afghanistan -- It was an [...]

The siege lasted six hours as Afghan forces and U.S. commandos hunted and killed three gunmen. An Afghan branch of the Islamic State was reported to have claimed responsibility. KABUL, [...]

Byline: Mujib Mashal, Najim Rahim and Fatima Faizi She was undefeated in decades of war, but her decision was an act of survival. A government that has come to depend [...]

She was undefeated in decades of war, but her decision was an act of survival. A government that has come to depend on unreliable militias finds itself vulnerable. KABUL, Afghanistan [...]

Byline: David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi A women's health club in Kandahar challenges conservative Afghan traditions that vilify exercise for women. Many work out secretly. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Homa Yusafzai [...]

A women's health club in Kandahar challenges conservative Afghan traditions that vilify exercise for women. Many work out secretly. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Homa Yusafzai felt terrible. Her weight was up, [...]

Byline: Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Fatima Faizi In Panjshir, one of the last holdout regions against the Soviets and the Taliban, some would prefer to go their own way rather than [...]

Byline: Fatima Faizi and Mujib Mashal Shamsea Alizada's story of persistence is a reminder of advances in girls' education in Afghanistan - and their vulnerability as the government negotiates with [...]

Shamsea Alizada's story of persistence is a reminder of advances in girls' education in Afghanistan -- and their vulnerability as the government negotiates with the Taliban. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Shamsea [...]

Byline: David Zucchino, Fatima Faizi and Kiana Hayeri KABUL, Afghanistan - When Gaisu Yari was 6, she was engaged to the 6-year-old son of a pro-Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan. [...]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- When Gaisu Yari was 6, she was engaged to the 6-year-old son of a pro-Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan. After she turned 18, Ms. Yari said, she [...]

Afghan officials say that the last of thousands of Taliban prisoners are set to be freed, and that talks with the insurgents in Qatar will start soon. KABUL, Afghanistan -- [...]

Instead of mass-casualty attacks, the Taliban are carrying out targeted assaults in the capital and neighboring districts. The country's security forces seem unable to control them. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Mornings [...]

The decision clears the way for the last of 5,000 insurgents to be freed. President Ashraf Ghani announced the release after convening an assembly of 3,000 representatives to seek their [...]

Byline: Mujib Mashal, Fatima Faizi, Najim Rahim and Taimoor Shah Afghanistan's health system, largely dependent on foreign aid, has been overwhelmed, and official numbers are seen as an indication of [...]

Byline: Fatima Faizi, David Zucchino and Jim Huylebroek HERAT, Afghanistan - Afghanistan has already imported its epidemic. And each day it adds to it, as thousands more displaced Afghans continue [...]

As a U.S. peace deal with the Taliban unfolds, a Times journalist recalls how a visit to one of Afghanistan's most progressive rural schools triggered a bittersweet flashback to her [...]

HERAT, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan has already imported its epidemic. And each day it adds to it, as thousands more displaced Afghans continue to flow across the border from Iran, which [...]

Marathon talks to avoid a split government in Kabul failed, sending the country deeper into a political crisis during Taliban peace negotiations. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Just a few minutes and [...]

The decision by the International Criminal Court is the first time the prosecutor has been authorized to investigate U.S. forces. LONDON -- The International Criminal Court ruled on Thursday that [...]

Afghanistan's president said he had not agreed to release up to 5,000 prisoners, as a deal between the United States and the Taliban appears to require. WASHINGTON -- The Trump [...]

After a five-month dispute over the vote, President Ashraf Ghani won a second term. But a parallel declaration by a main rival threatens a crisis ahead of a U.S.-Taliban peace [...]

Byline: David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi Mirza Hussain Haidari now drives a taxi, modified with a device he designed himself. 'I've lost my legs, but not my mind,' he said. [...]

After hours of confusion, the United States military said there was no indication that enemy fire had caused the aircraft to crash in Taliban territory. KABUL, Afghanistan -- An American [...]

Mirza Hussain Haidari now drives a taxi, modified with a device he designed himself. ''I've lost my legs, but not my mind,'' he said. BAMIAN, Afghanistan -- When Mirza Hussain [...]