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TAMEEM AKHGAR

In this August 21, 2021,file photo provided by the US Marines, US Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an evacuation control checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/US Marine Corps via AP, File)
September 5, 2021, 8:08 am
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma — and moments of grace
Longtime enemies the US and the Taliban re thrust into a bizarre collaboration, and both sides had a stake in making America’s last 24 hours in the country work
By TAMEEM AKHGAR, Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Rahim Faiez and Calvin Woodward
Afghans stand in line to be evacuated onto an Italian Airforce C130J plane from Kabul airport, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (Italian Defense Ministry via AP)
August 22, 2021, 4:50 pm
Death toll of those attempting to flee Taliban via Kabul airport rises to 20
Fighters opposing the Taliban recapture several rural districts north of Kabul, as the White House asks commercial airlines to help transport refugees
By ahmad seir, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
In this photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, members of the British and US military engage in the evacuation of people out of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2021. (Ministry of Defence via AP)
August 22, 2021, 10:35 am
British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
Deaths come as perceived threat from IS affiliate in Afghanistan has seen US military planes take defensive measures upon landing and taking off
By ahmad seir, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport plane at a perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani)
August 17, 2021, 2:34 pm
Taliban declares ‘amnesty,’ urges women to join government; observers skeptical
‘The Islamic Emirate doesn’t want women to be victims,’ spokesperson says; no major reports of abuses or clashes after Kabul conquered, but UN official fears that may change
By ahmad seir, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and Jon Gambrell
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar province southwest, of Afghanistan, August 15, 2021. (Sidiqullah Khan/AP)
August 16, 2021, 8:59 am
While Taliban promise peace, Afghans fear return to brutal Islamic rule
Many fear extremists will roll back two decades of rights gains for woman and ethnic minorities while stifling freedoms and punishing those who worked with foreign powers
By Rahim Faiez, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Joseph Krauss
Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. (AFP)
August 15, 2021, 5:51 pm
Afghan president flees the country as Taliban forces enter Kabul
US sends forces to evacuate some embassy personnel after the Taliban seizes control of most of Afghanistan in less than a week
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
A US Chinook helicopter flies near the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
August 15, 2021, 11:45 am
Taliban enter Kabul outskirts, say they won’t take Afghan capital by force
Helicopters land at US Embassy; group has swept through the country, regaining control of wide swaths within days; American officials burn sensitive documents
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
In this picture taken on August 13, 2021, a Taliban fighter holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) along the roadside in Herat, Afghanistan's third biggest city, after government forces pulled out the day before following weeks of being under siege. (AFP)
August 13, 2021, 12:42 pm
Taliban take 3 more provincial capitals in relentless sweep through Afghanistan
Thousands of Afghans flee as insurgents press on with lightning offensive that is encircling Kabul; capital of Helmand province falls; Kandahar and Herat also taken
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and Rahim Faiez
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Gulabuddin Amiri)
August 12, 2021, 8:07 pm
Taliban takes Afghanistan’s 3rd-largest city, further squeezing embattled gov’t
Seizure of Herat marks biggest prize yet for Taliban, which has captured 11 provincial capitals in blitz before end of US mission
By TAMEEM AKHGAR, Rahim Faiez and Jon Gambrell
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Mohammad Asif Khan)
August 12, 2021, 5:02 am
Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as three more provincial capitals fall
With capture of Badakhshan, Baghlan and Farah capitals, Islamist militia now controls two-thirds of nation as US and NATO finalize their withdrawal after decades of war
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and Jon Gambrell
US peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad arrives for talks in Doha, Qatar, on August 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
August 10, 2021, 6:36 pm
US vows Taliban will become global pariah if it takes Afghanistan by force
After group captures 7 of 34 provincial capitals, US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tells insurgents a military takeover of Kabul would guarantee international isolation
By KATHY GANNON and TAMEEM AKHGAR
A firefighter walks amidst wreckage of gas tankers after a fire accident at Islam Qala on the outskirts of Herat, in the border between Afghanistan and Iran on February 14, 2021. (HOSHANG HASHIMI / AFP)
February 14, 2021, 4:50 pm
Firefighters battle massive blaze on Afghan-Iran border for 2nd day
At least 20 people injured when tanker explodes at crossing; many trucks still on fire in conflagration seen from space
By Hamed Sarfaraz and TAMEEM AKHGAR
Resolute Support (RS) forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2019 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
September 5, 2019, 1:53 pm
Taliban suicide bombing kills 10, injures 42 near US Embassy in Kabul
Second attack this week underscores Afghan government warnings that a preliminary US-Taliban deal on ending the war is moving dangerously quickly
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and Cara Anna
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