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News Articles: Afghanistan War

A man places flowers in front of headstones in Section 60, which mark the final resting place of service men and women at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27 in Arlington, Va. Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day began after the Civil War to commemorate soldiers who died in that conflict and now honors all Americans who have sacrificed their lives in all wars. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60 is a focus of controversy. What is the area?

Many U.S. servicemembers from Afghanistan and Iraq wars are interred in this solemn place. It made news after a cemetery official tried to prevent former President Trump’s campaign from taking photos.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Quil Lawrence
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko speaks in April during a hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee concerning the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sopko says the U.S. also needs to keep an eye on the billions of dollars provided to Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Corruption in Afghanistan offers lessons for billions going to Ukraine

John Sopko has long been a U.S. government-appointed watchdog for how money was distributed in Afghanistan. He believes there are lessons that apply to aiding Ukraine's fight against Russia.

August 17, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Chris Goeke performs on the guitar as he prepared to graduate from West Point in 2008. He died two years later in fighting against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.

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  • National Security

For A Journalist, The Cost Of War Seen Through A Soldier's Life Cut Short

The end of the Afghan war has left lingering questions about the costs. More than 100,000 Afghans killed. More than 2,400 U.S. service members lost. This is the story of one of those lives.

September 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jay Price
Hossein Mahrammi, his wife, Razia Mahrami, and their four sons came from Kabul to the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa or SIV in March 2017.

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  • World

They Came To The U.S. As Afghan Refugees. Now They Hope Their Story Will Help Others

Scenes of violence in Afghanistan triggered painful memories for Hossein Mahrammi and his family. He says starting a new life in the U.S. wasn't easy but they've embraced the culture and customs here.

September 05, 2021
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Cpl. Ajmal Achekzai, 26, who served as a translator for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks with two Afghan locals in December 2001 at the perimeter of a patrol base in southern Afghanistan.

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  • National

An Afghan Marine Fought To Make His Homeland Safer. Now He Feels Like He Failed

Ajmal Achekzai remembers the war in Afghanistan, which brought him back to his birthplace of Kabul. Now that the war is over, he says, "I feel like I failed the Afghan people."

September 05, 2021
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By:
  • Eleanor Vassili and
  • Emma Bowman
Two family members show the signs they held so U.S. troops could spot them in the crowd at the Kabul airport. "Chesty Puller" refers to a legendary U.S. Marine general. "Teufel Hunden" means "Devil Dog," in German and is the name German troops used for Marines in World War I. <strong>"</strong>10 Nov., 1775," is the day the Marines were founded. All eight family members made it to safety.

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  • Asia

A Legendary Marine's Name As Code: The Ad Hoc Network That Helped Rescue Afghans

The massive U.S. airlift out of Kabul was a feat of logistics and stamina. But it was also marred by chaos and violence. Somehow, an unlikely coalition formed to try and help get Afghans out.

September 04, 2021
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
Taliban fighters mobilize to control a crowd during a rally for Afghanistan's independence day in Kabul on Aug. 19. The Taliban seized control of the city this week, effectively capturing the country in a matter of weeks.

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  • Investigations

The Afghan Army Collapsed In Days. Here Are The Reasons Why

The U.S. military spent years training Afghan soldiers to fight insurgents. Yet in a matter of days, the Afghan National Army collapsed, and the Taliban captured the country. What went wrong?

August 21, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Monika Evstatieva
Many Afghanistan veterans – including Georgia National Guard medic Danielle Kelly of Pike County (pictured here stationed at Camp Phoenix in Kabul in 2009) – are angry and frustrated following the country's collapse to the Taliban on Sunday.

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  • News

Georgia Veterans of Afghanistan War 'Furious' Over Country's Collapse

The American-installed government of Afghanistan collapsed Sunday as the Taliban completed their offensive across the country and stormed into the capital city of Kabul. The victory brought a somber conclusion to America's longest war, which began in 2001 — and Georgia-based veterans react to the news.

August 16, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Former Afghan interpreters demonstrate in June outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. They called for the Biden administration to modify the rules and speed up the processing of U.S. visas that have been promised to Afghans who worked for the U.S. military over the past two decades. The visas are known as Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs.

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  • National Security

Waiting For U.S. Visas, Afghan Interpreters Fear The Taliban

Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it's unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.

July 29, 2021
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  • Quil Lawrence
Afghan soldiers stand guard after the American military left the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul, on July 5. While the U.S. military is now largely gone from Afghanistan, the CIA is still monitoring the Taliban and developments in the country, though under much more difficult circumstances.

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  • National Security

With The U.S. Military Gone, The CIA Faces Tough Challenges In Afghanistan

The CIA and the military depend on each other in war zones like Afghanistan. Now that U.S. forces have pulled out almost entirely, the spy agency will have a harder time keeping tabs on the Taliban.

July 12, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Razor wire and a guard tower stands at a closed section of the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay on Oct. 22, 2016.

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  • Investigations

What Might Happen To Guantánamo Now That U.S. Troops Are Leaving Afghanistan

The U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was created to hold people captured in Afghanistan and the broader war on terror. As the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan, what happens to its detainees?

July 10, 2021
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer

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  • World

Afghan Interpreters Who Await Visas After Helping The U.S. Now Fear For Their Lives

"Every day, you can see an increase in the Taliban's presence," an Afghan who worked with the U.S. tells NPR. "What am I going to do after September? ... Am I going to even be alive by December?"

June 19, 2021
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By:
  • Danny Hajek and
  • Steve Inskeep
Afghan security forces stand near an armored vehicle during ongoing fighting with the Taliban in the Busharan area on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province, on May 5.

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  • World

The Taliban Are Getting Stronger In Afghanistan As U.S. And NATO Forces Exit

As foreign troops withdraw, the Taliban have seized parts of Afghan highways and closed in on cities. One arms dealer in the country says they're even buying heavier weaponry.

June 05, 2021
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By:
  • Fazelminallah Qazizai and
  • Diaa Hadid
Afghan Army commandos train at the Shorab military camp in Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan in 2017. With U.S. and NATO forces leaving in the coming months, the Afghan forces will have to confront the Taliban without support from Western countries.

What Happens To The Afghan Army Once American Forces Leave?

An Afghan general is confident his soldiers can defeat Taliban fighters. But the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops, allied forces, and contractors worry many observers of the war.

April 30, 2021
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  • Tom Bowman
GPB News NPR

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  • World

U.S. Unconditional Withdrawal Rattles Afghanistan's Shaky Peace Talks

A U.S.-backed conference with the Taliban and Afghan government was derailed, raising doubts about progress toward a negotiated settlement to end decades of war in Afghanistan.

April 28, 2021
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  • Diaa Hadid
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