Japan aims to allow SDF to provide emergency transport for foreign nationals
While foreign nationals can board SDF planes with Japanese nationals, the current law states aircraft cannot be dispatched if there is no Japanese person to evacuate.
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found and returned to family after long ordeal
Sohail Ahmadi was just just 2 months old when he went missing as thousands of people rushed the Kabul airport as the country fell to the Taliban.
Trickle-down misery: How Afghanistan's asset freeze hurts everyone
To avoid giving the Taliban access to Afghanistan's reserves, Washington froze an estimated $10 billion held by the central bank.
Afghanistan's young Taliban fighters face the challenge of peace
Most Taliban members have known only fighting and while their battlefield memories may be a source of pride, they must now adjust to a world that wants to forget about war.
The Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate is a formidable rival to Afghanistan's new regime, with stark differences in beliefs and tactics.
‘Imminent threat’ or aid worker: Did a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan kill the wrong person?
The New York Times obtained exclusive security camera footage and witness accounts to show how the military launched a drone strike that killed 10 people in Kabul on Aug. 29 without knowing who it was hitting. Video produced by The New York Times; see more ...
‘Everything changed overnight’: Afghan reporters face an intolerant regime
"No one dares to ask the Taliban about their past wrongdoings and the atrocities they have committed.”
Women with jobs at Kabul airport brave fears to return to work
Less than a month after the Taliban rolled into the Afghan capital, Rabia Jamal made a tough decision — she would brave the hard-liners and return to work at the airport.
The 10 Afghans include two workers with the Japan International Cooperation Agency and their family members.
Inside the abandoned Kabul mansion Taliban soldiers call home
More than 150 fighters have taken over the residence of a notorious Afghan warlord. Many are adjusting to a new lifestyle while awaiting orders from the new government. Video produced by The New York Times; see more at nytimes.com
Anger and hopelessness for Afghan locals left behind by Japan
Many Afghans who have worked for Japan but were left behind in the evacuation following the Taliban takeover say they are filled with feelings of anger and hopelessness.
The day the music died: Afghanistan's all-female orchestra falls silent
The last time the Taliban were in power, they banned music and women were not allowed to work.
