Taliban In Afghanistan

Taliban fighters patrol the Afghan capital, at the start of the new year, after their victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul four months ago.

A look at the life of Afghan women under Taliban rule

Worries over women's rights in Afghanistan have grown since the Taliban retook control in August. The last time the Taliban ruled in the 1990s, they banned women from work, girls from school, and allowed women to leave their homes only when accompanied by a male.

In Pics | Inside Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base after US troop withdrawal

Take a look at Bagram Air Base, once the largest coalition military base in Afghanistan. According to Afghan offcials, the US left Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander.

Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence

Many wedding halls are limiting music at their gatherings. Musicians are afraid to perform. At least one reported that Taliban fighters at one of the many checkpoints around the capital smashed his instrument. Drivers silence their radios whenever they see a Taliban checkpoint.

In Pics | US troops return home from Afghan mission

U.S. Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division return home from deployment in Afghanistan, at Fort Drum, New York. For the first time since 2001, there are no American troops in Afghanistan after the United States completed the evacuation of most of its citizens and thousands of at-risk Afghans. The United States on August 30 completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan after a huge but chaotic airlift that cost the lives of 13 U.S. troops and left behind thousands of Afghans and hundreds of Americans still seeking an escape from Taliban rule.

Taliban claim complete capture of Panjshir; a look at the 'Valley of Resistance'

Taliban claim to have captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley. A look at how the valley has been a tough grind for the group.

In Pics | Leaving Afghanistan: Faces of those who have fled

Afghans begin new chapters abroad after some 110,000 people were airlifted out of the country.

US completes Afghanistan withdrawal, ending 20-year war; here's a timeline of key events

As the last American soldier leaves Afghanistan, the world watches the Taliban-ruled chaotic country with dread and trepidation. A recap of America's longest war

In Pics | Scenes of Kabul airport, Taliban in full control post-US withdrawal

The Taliban were in full control of Kabul's international airport on August 31, after the last U.S. plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war and leaving behind a now-quiet airfield and Afghans outside it still hoping to flee the militants' rule.

In Pics | Satellite images of chaotic scenes at Kabul airport

The images from Planet Labs Inc. and Maxar Technologies show planes landing at Kabul international airport. Large crowds still surround the airport, full of thousands trying to flee the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

In-Depth | Can Afghan women trust assurances of Taliban that have a chilling track record?

Women in Afghanistan risk losing years of progress they had made, now that the Taliban have taken over. The group has tried to project a moderate image but this hasn’t cut much ice with anxious women, many of whom fear for their lives.

In Pics | Scenes from Kabul airport amid evacuation

Amid the chaos of thousands trying to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban captured power, heartbreaking scenes are emerging on social media. A heart-breaking video showing a US Marine lifting a baby over a razor wire-topped wall at Kabul's airport caught global attention. A video in which a baby is handed over to the American army over the perimeter wall of the Kabul airport for it to be evacuated, went viral and grabbed global attention. The US military released several photographs of soldiers helping and caring children. Here are some pictures of the scenes from the Kabul airport.

Turkey reinforces border to block any Afghan migrant wave

Afghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey through Iran on foot to the Turkish border face a three-meter high wall, ditches or barbed wire as Turkish authorities step up efforts to block any refugee influx into the country. The beefed up border measures in Turkey, which already hosts nearly 4 million Syrian refugees and is a staging post for many migrants trying to reach Europe, began as the Taliban started advancing in Afghanistan and took over Kabul last week.

Return of the Taliban in Afghanistan: The human cost

Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, already a laggard on the HDI front, may undo what little progress it made in the last 20 years.

Escaping the Taliban: Evacuees flee Afghanistan

Afghans as well as foreign nationals flee Afghanistan after Taliban insurgents seized the capital Kabul, stunning the world with the pace of their takeover of the country

Taliban in Afghanistan | Where do Afghan refugees go?

As calls for countries to receive refugee grow, a look at the countries the Afghans headed to before the Taliban takeover.

In Pics | Five must-read books to understand Afghanistan and its chaotic present

The Taliban, a militant group that ran the country in the late 1990s, have again taken control. Here are some books recommended by anthropologist and Afghanistan expert Thomas Barfield to understand Afghanistan and its chaotic present.

In Pics | Escorted by Taliban: India's midnight evacuation from Afghanistan

Outside the main iron gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul, a group of Taliban fighters waited -- armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Inside the compound were 150 Indian diplomats and nationals -- growing increasingly nervous as they watched news of the Taliban tightening their grip on the capital, which they took a day earlier without a fight.

Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis | A look at the world's biggest terrorist groups

Which are the world’s deadliest militant groups? Where do they operate? What are their preferred modes of attack? As the Taliban grabs headlines, here are answers to these questions and more.

In Pics | The people of Afghanistan amid the two decades of conflict in the country

Portraits of a civilian population that has borne the brunt of two decades of conflict in Afghanistan.

Taliban in Afghanistan | Why Taliban takeover of Afghanistan matters to the world

Over the past decades, the fate of Afghanistan has been inevitably intertwined with the Taliban, which has regained control 20 years after it was chased out of its strongholds by 9/11-hit America. But, is a Taliban regime only a matter of concern for the Afghans? Let’s understand why Taliban takeover of Afghanistan matters to the world, and India.

The longest war: Scenes from two decades in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on August 15, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. A look at the scenes from almost two decades of war in Afghanistan.

Taliban Capture Afghanistan | Who are the Taliban and what their return means for Afghanistan

Who runs the Taliban and how did the extremist militant group rise to power? Here's everything you need to know.