A Timeline Of Afghanistan's 4 Decades Of Instability : NPR
WEBAug 19, 2021 · A Timeline Of Afghanistan's 4 Decades Of Instability Afghans have lived through Soviet and U.S. invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous period of heavy-handed Taliban rule. Here are...
How the Taliban has changed Afghanistan, a year after taking …
WEBAug 30, 2022 · The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, 20 years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic services.
In numbers: How has life changed in Afghanistan in 20 years?
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Since 2012, around five million people have fled and not been able to return home. According to the UN's human rights agency, Afghanistan has the third largest displaced population in the world.
Afghanistan: What has changed in 20 years - BBC
WEBRampant corruption has plagued Afghanistan over the past two decades, and it meant that the billions of dollars of international support didn't always make it to those in need.
How centuries of strife shaped modern Afghanistan - National …
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Landlocked and surrounded by mountains, deserts, and competing empires, Afghanistan has been shaped by war and diplomacy since the Afghan Empire was founded in 1747—the year Ahmad Shah...
The latest news from Afghanistan.: Afghanistan News: Old …
WEBSep 7, 2021 · Hard-liners predominate as the Taliban begins filling the government. Women peacefully protesting in Kabul were beaten by the Taliban. Blinken says the U.S. is working to get remaining Americans...
A Modern History Of Afghanistan And The Taliban | Here & Now - WBUR
WEBAug 17, 2021 · The U.S. harmed and killed many civilians in Afghanistan while fighting against the Taliban on the battlefield — which increased support for the movement, Crews says.
As the Taliban return, Afghanistan's past threatens its future
WEBAug 15, 2021 · Twenty years have elapsed since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to rout the al Qaeda terrorists behind the September 11 attacks and toppled the Afghan Taliban regime that sheltered them.
Chaos and confusion: The frenzied final hours of the Afghan ... - BBC
WEBSep 8, 2021 · Through interviews with insiders who were there, BBC News has pieced together an account of how Afghanistan's government unravelled during those chaotic and frantic last few hours.
Afghanistan: The Center of the World : Throughline : NPR
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Afghanistan has, for centuries, been at the center of the world. Long before the U.S. invasion — before the U.S. was even a nation — countless civilizations intersected there, weaving together a...