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Afghan soldiers who sought refuge in the US dream of taking their country back

Monday marked the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. FRANCE 24's correspondents Matthieu Mabin and Fanny Allard spoke to some of the exiled Afghan soldiers now living in Washington DC.

France 24

Former U.S. envoy Khalilzad on leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban

"The president thought we might get stuck there."

Axios

Taliban must change course, uphold rights of girls, women, EU says

The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.

Reuters

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Afghans in a battle-scarred valley welcomed Taliban rule, but expect more

In rural Wardak province, some Afghans celebrated the return of the Taliban. One year later, here's what they want from the new government.

WEKU

Taliban celebrate one year in power, Afghan women absent from 'festivities'

Small groups of Taliban fighters have been marking the anniversary of taking power in Afghanistan last year, in an environment that has drastically reduced women’s participation in all daily life, including education, media, and government positions.

Radio France Internationale

One year on: Misinformation about the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan

One year ago, on August 15, 2021, the Afghan capital of Kabul was surrounded and then captured by the Taliban. As the world watched the takeover unfold, numerous examples of misinformation began circulating online. The FRANCE 24 Observers followed the fake news trail: debunking posts that critiqued the American withdrawal,…

France 24

Afghan refugees struggle to adjust to life in the US

One year since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, families who have been resettled face myriad challenges.

Al Jazeera

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The things they carried when they fled Afghanistan

PARIS — Last year, two decades after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, they were finally leaving. The Taliban was mounting its comeback, gobbling up territory across the country and closing in on the capital.

Los Angeles Times

Afghan opposition ‘very weak’ despite mounting anger against Taliban

One year after the fall of Kabul, many of the opposition commanders famous for their stand in Panjshir Valley remain exiled in Tajikistan. Analysts paint a picture of a weak armed resistance against the Taliban and an Afghan population that increasingly abhors the Islamic fundamentalist group but is too exhausted…

France 24

'We Have No Hope for the Future': The Afghan Helpers America Left Behind

One year after the U.S. withdrawal, tens of thousands of Afghans who assisted American forces are still stuck under Taliban rule.

Reason

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in US

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of Afghans have made new homes in the U.S. in the year since the fall of Kabul, after a harrowing evacuation from the Middle East and a months-long resettlement process.

Tribune News Service

Resume aid to Taliban-run Afghanistan, Red Cross urges

The Red Cross on Monday appealed to states and donors to set aside their political objections to the Taliban and resume aid flows to Afghanistan's state institutions to ease an "unbearable" humanitarian situation there.

Reuters

A year after the fall of Kabul, Taliban's false commitments on terrorism have been fully exposed

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, there were faint hopes that this time would be different.

The Conversation

Afghanistan: one year on — starvation, women in hiding and children married off to pay for food

A year ago today, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. The economy has since collapsed, child marriage is rife and women can’t work. Oliver Marsden reports from Kabul

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Al Jazeera

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between Taliban and the West prolonging group’s isolation.

Evening Standard

A year on from our ugly Afghan retreat, we have learnt nothing

A year ago today, the Taliban took over Kabul and now are in charge of pretty much the whole of Afghanistan, complete with gun-toting teenage militias and Virtues and Vice police. The surprise was the speed and ease with which the Taliban took huge swathes of the country last year…

The Independent UK

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

The Taliban are marking a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul

Axios

Afghanistan in anguish one year after U.S. withdrawal

On Aug. 15, 2021, "the Afghanistan we knew was gone and it wasn't going to come back."

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For Biden, the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul was a turning point in his presidency

President Biden was elected on a promise of competency. The bungled exit from Afghanistan undercut that image. His approval ratings took a big hit, and have never recovered.

WEKU

A year on, the Taliban savor victory, while other Afghans pay the price

For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread. Girls are still out of school.

Axios

Afghanistan withdrawal began Biden's political slide

The fall of Kabul coincided politically with a point of no return for President Biden.

Roll Call

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in U.S. - Roll Call

Congress hasn’t acted on legislative proposals to provide permanent protections for roughly 76,000 Afghans in the U.S., who still face deportation back to Afghanistan.

Daily Mirror

Women forced to sell possessions just to give birth one year on from Taliban takeover

The Taliban took over Afghanistan exactly one year ago after Western forces retreated from the country and allowed the group to gain a foothold in the state once again

Al Jazeera

A letter to … a child born the day the Taliban retook Afghanistan

A Hazara mother writes to the son she gave birth to in Kabul on August 15, 2021, reflecting on what has been lost.

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared

WASHINGTON — One year ago, as President Joe Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3 trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end.

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