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Heavy seasonal rains have set off floods in the northern province of Baghlan and in at least three other provinces. Heavy seasonal rains have set off flash floods across Afghanistan, [...]

Heavy seasonal rains have set off floods in the northern province of Baghlan and in at least three other provinces. Heavy seasonal rains have set off flash floods across Afghanistan, [...]

The attack was a bloody reminder of the insecurity that persists in the region and which has spread to neighboring Pakistan since the end of the U.S.-led war. A suicide [...]

The attack was a bloody reminder of the insecurity that persists in the region and which has spread to neighboring Pakistan since the end of the U.S.-led war. A suicide [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum, Najim Rahim and Yaqoob Akbary Local officials reported 813 confirmed deaths, though the toll was expected to rise. Homes were reduced to rubble, and hospitals are overwhelmed. [...]

Two 6.3-magnitude quakes were followed by several large aftershocks, devastating entire villages in the western part of the country. Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes killed nearly 200 people in western Afghanistan on [...]

Two 6.3-magnitude quakes were followed by several large aftershocks, devastating entire villages in the western part of the country. Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes killed nearly 200 people in western Afghanistan on [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim But the Afghan resistance movement is no match for the Taliban's military might. One man spent his childhood in the foothills of northeastern Afghanistan [...]

Students and staff members at two schools in northern Afghanistan fell ill with respiratory and neurological symptoms. Eighty-nine schoolgirls and their teachers in northern Afghanistan were hospitalized with respiratory and [...]

Students and staff members at two schools in northern Afghanistan fell ill with respiratory and neurological symptoms. Eighty-nine schoolgirls and their teachers in northern Afghanistan were hospitalized with respiratory and [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim Since the Taliban administration banned women from aid work, many groups have suspended their operations in the country and warned of permanently shutting down [...]

Since the Taliban administration banned women from aid work, many groups have suspended their operations in the country and warned of permanently shutting down if the ban remains. For years [...]

A letter from Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy warned that it would revoke the operating licenses of any organizations that defied the decree. The Afghan government on Saturday barred women from [...]

The new Afghan government has returned to its hard-line stances from the 1990s, instituting public beatings and executions as well further restricting women's rights. The Afghan government on Tuesday barred [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum, Najim Rahim and Kiana Hayeri BALKH AAB, Afghanistan - The rumbling of engines echoed across the valley at dusk, as scores of men with mismatched camouflage and [...]

BALKH AAB, Afghanistan -- The rumbling of engines echoed across the valley at dusk, as scores of men with mismatched camouflage and mud-caked Kalashnikovs descended into the town in northern [...]

Aid has been streaming into the rugged regions hit by the quake on Wednesday. Hundreds were killed and many more are missing, with officials saying that they do not expect [...]

The assault in the capital, Kabul, was the latest in a series targeting the country's religious minorities that have stoked fears about the Taliban's ability to provide security. KABUL, Afghanistan [...]

The blast in Kunduz Province, in the north, was the latest in a series of attacks reminiscent of the past two decades of war. KABUL, Afghanistan -- An explosion at [...]

Byline: Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces risks alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency the new government is trying to stop. [...]

An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces risks alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency the new government is trying to stop. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Trucks with heavy machine guns [...]

With the final U.S. troops gone, triumphant scenes were clouded by the prospect of famine and financial collapse. The Taliban spokesman called for international engagement. KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim Tens of thousands clambered onto evacuation planes bound for Qatar. Many are now in limbo in overflowing processing centers, fearful of what comes next. [...]

Relatives, friends and colleagues of Zemari Ahmadi angrily dismissed any suggestion he had ties to ISIS-K. The U.S. military is investigating. KABUL -- Zemari Ahmadi was coming home Sunday evening, [...]

Tens of thousands clambered onto evacuation planes bound for Qatar. Many are now in limbo in overflowing processing centers, fearful of what comes next. AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- [...]

Byline: Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim In Kunduz, the new insurgent leaders said they had no quarrel with the people. But residents say they soon began instilling fear. It was [...]

In Kunduz, the new insurgent leaders said they had no quarrel with the people. But residents say they soon began instilling fear. It was his first day as the Taliban-appointed [...]

Local officials said insurgents had flooded Pul-i-Khumri and Faizabad in the north, and Farah in western Afghanistan, making it 9 fallen cities in five days. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces [...]

The Taliban's breakthrough victories across northern Afghanistan have sent despair rippling through the country, as many worry that no corner of the country will be spared. KABUL, Afghanistan -- The [...]

''This is now a different kind of war, reminiscent of Syria.'' The seizure of five capitals has amplified fears about Afghanistan's future after the U.S. withdrawal. KABUL, Afghanistan -- The [...]

Byline: Adam Nossiter and Najim Rahim For weeks, the northern city of Kunduz has suffered daily street battles. Times journalists were there to document a cat-and-mouse war for control. KUNDUZ, [...]

For weeks, the northern city of Kunduz has suffered daily street battles. Times journalists were there to document a cat-and-mouse war for control. KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- The Afghan way of [...]

Byline: Najim Rahim and Thomas Gibbons-Neff The insurgents are trying to rebrand themselves as effective governors as they capture new territory. But there is more evidence that they are unreformed. [...]

The insurgents are trying to rebrand themselves as effective governors as they capture new territory. But there is more evidence that they are unreformed. KABUL, Afghanistan -- In June, when [...]

The setbacks come at a harrowing moment for Afghanistan, just as American and international troops are set to leave the country in coming weeks. KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban entered [...]

At least 24 commandos were killed in one battle in the Afghan north, and that kind of stark loss is playing out across the country: ''We mourn. The Taliban celebrate. [...]

Byline: David Zucchino and Najim Rahim A program to bring people employed by the American military to the United States is backlogged, with thousands of applicants denied. KABUL, Afghanistan - [...]

A program to bring people employed by the American military to the United States is backlogged, with thousands of applicants denied. KABUL, Afghanistan -- It was an offhand comment, blurted [...]

The government blamed the Taliban for the attack on the British-American charity, the HALO Trust. The militant group denied any responsibility. KABUL, Afghanistan -- At least 10 people were killed [...]

The government blamed the Taliban for the attack on the British-American charity, the HALO Trust. The militant group denied any responsibility. KABUL, Afghanistan -- At least 10 people were killed [...]

Byline: David Zucchino and Najim Rahim Dozens of besieged outposts or bases, and four district centers, have given up to the insurgents this month, in an accelerating rural collapse as [...]

Dozens of besieged outposts or bases, and four district centers, have given up to the insurgents this month, in an accelerating rural collapse as American troops leave. MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan -- [...]

The attack, which came at the end of a particularly violent week, underlined growing concerns about the American troop withdrawal. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Powerful explosions outside a high school in [...]

Byline: Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Najim Rahim and C. J. Chivers MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan - The Taliban attack on a police outpost at the edge of the city began at dusk, with the [...]

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- The Taliban attack on a police outpost at the edge of the city began at dusk, with the muted chatter of machine-gun fire and the thud of [...]

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 [...]

The crash occurred in eastern Afghanistan, where security and militia forces have been in a tense, and sometimes violent, standoff since January. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Nine security personnel were killed [...]

A half-million doses arrived this month in Afghanistan, where many insist the virus isn't real and vaccines aren't needed. Those who want the vaccine fear that only the well-connected will [...]

Byline: Adam Nossiter, Najim Rahim and Kiana Hayeri HERAT, Afghanistan - Amid the bustle of beggars and patients outside the crowded hospital here, there are sellers and buyers, casting wary [...]