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United States invasion of Afghanistan

In this photo provided by the US Marine Corps, two civilians during processing through an Evacuee Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. 

‘If journalists leave a scene, it becomes a black hole,’ VOA journalist in Kabul says

Afghanistan

Ayesha Tanzeem, the Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief for Voice of America, waited on Thursday at the airport for a flight out. She caught up with The World’s host Marco Werman to describe what she witnessed there — and the future of journalism under Taliban rule. 

Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 20, 2021. Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of the Sacrifice," commemorates the Quranic tale of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.

Rocket fire in Kabul signals deepening insecurity as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan

Conflict
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