In their words, interpreters Hameed Khan and Ghulam Faizi discuss the harrowing battle to bring their families to safety following the fall of Kabul
They had close ties to Canada and were being hunted by the Taliban. Trapped in a dangerous, desperate crowd, the odds were against them.
Paul Wells: People struggling to escape and those helping them are running up against procedural confusion layered on top of constant mortal danger
Canadian Mohammad Yasir Mehrzad’s father and two uncles were killed, leaving his mother and sisters with no one but him. ‘The enemies of humanity did this.’
The massive bombing in Kabul underscores how far the country has fallen as security has collapsed and foreign aid evaporated
Former ambassador Chris Alexander on the devotion of Nepali Gurkha guards, after 14 are killed in Afghanistan
The staying power of Afghanistan’s unlikely leader
Kabul’s intelligence war with Islamabad may result in absolute calamity
Tease the day: Soldiers bouyed by idealism as they train Afghan troops
The Afghan part of the journey used to be dangerous. Now that side is thriving—while Pakistan is not.
Soldiers armed with cultural training are teaching a new generation of Afghans how to protect their family
‘There is no way to eliminate all risk, given the reality of Afghanistan’