Afghanistan
In May 2021, the US began pulling troops out of Afghanistan in an effort to bring an end to the nearly 20-year war. Here is Vox’s coverage of the news and analysis on the events that followed.
Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.
ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.
Following Biden’s decision to remove the remainder of US troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have quickly seized control of the country.
Two years after Kabul fell, tens of thousands of Afghans are still stuck in limbo in the US.
A year after Kabul’s fall and the US’s withdrawal, the economy remains in free fall, and the country faces a near-constant humanitarian disaster.
Since 1980, the number of refugees admitted into the US has generally declined, even though the need for resettlement has skyrocketed.
A week of deadly attacks targeted Afghan minorities — and the Taliban has done little to respond.
Isolating the Taliban is pushing millions of Afghans into poverty and starvation.
It’s not just about China.
Afghan arrivals and Trump-era policies pose obstacles to resettling 125,000 refugees this year.
The US evacuated thousands from Afghanistan. Now, they are waiting for what comes next.
A new Vox/Data for Progress poll reveals some Americans’ selective stance on Afghan refugees.
Everything is at stake for Afghanistan at this year’s UN climate conference.
Afghanistan presents Biden with a chance to reassert the US commitment to refugees.
The interim government is showing that it’s still the Taliban.
Finding housing is the most difficult part of the resettlement process.
Liberals dreamed of a world where America saved the innocent from tyrants. 9/11 brought a different reality.
What was the US military actually doing in Afghanistan for 20 years?
How the US’s Afghanistan withdrawal echoed overseas.
I helped Afghan women seek maternal care. I worry what will become of these mothers and children.
What to know about the Afghanistan ISIS offshoot that waged a deadly attack at the Kabul airport.
Getting evacuated is only the beginning.
Their willingness to work with former enemies, commitment to distributing aid, and treatment of women will be strong tests of their purported moderacy.
The dangers of the present can’t be separated from the legacy of the US in Afghanistan.
Save America’s declining cities. Bring in the refugees.
Six US airlines will contribute to “one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history.”
How American meddling shaped life in Afghanistan.
The dark irony of who TV news talks to about Afghanistan.
Refugee policy after Vietnam’s communist takeover offers lessons.
Child and maternal mortality have fallen dramatically. Now what?
The world might accept the Taliban as a legitimate government. Will social media companies?
Even in 2009, he didn’t believe the military had a strategy for victory.
How the Islamic militant group has — and hasn’t — changed in 20 years.
It’s poor repayment for their years of service to the US government.
The collapse was the result of a demoralized military, Afghan officers say.
An expert on the Taliban’s sweep and what it means for Afghanistan.
“Operation Allies Refuge” will evacuate Afghans who helped American forces.
An expert on an unpredictable, uncertain future.
The US has agreed to pull all of its troops from Afghanistan within 14 months.
18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the capital city of Kabul is prospering. In rural areas, it’s a different story entirely.