Afghans say they feel safer but less hopeful under Taliban rule
After six months of Taliban rule, many Afghans say they fear for their economic future of lack of personal freedoms.
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From Kabul to Virginia: An Afghan family is starting over in America
In only a matter of days, the lives of an Afghan family changed forever. After the Taliban took control of Kabul, they were forced to start over in a foreign country.
Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse
American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.
For many Afghans, winter is forcing a cruel choice of whether to eat or stay warm
"It shouldn't be a lottery of life about who gets to eat, who doesn't get to eat. Do I keep my child warm or do I give my child food?" a World Food Programme Afghanistan spokesperson tells NPR.
An Afghan girls soccer team rebelled to play the game they love. Now they're refugees
The teenagers on the Afghan girls national soccer team lean on each other as they adjust to a new life in Portugal, where they fled after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
No pay for staff. No patient supplies. No heat. This is health care in Afghanistan
When the Taliban took over, predictions were made that the country's health care system would collapse. That's no longer just a forecast, says Dr. Paul Spiegel after his five-week mission there.
Afghan music students escaped the Taliban and are beginning their new lives abroad
Students and faculty with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music flew last week from Doha to Lisbon, where they will start their new lives and reconstitute their celebrated academy in exile.
Pakistan is trying to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan
Pakistan's foreign minister said his message to Sunday meeting is "Please do not abandon Afghanistan. Please engage. We are speaking for the people of Afghanistan."
After escaping the Taliban, Afghan music students and teachers begin their new lives
This week, members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music flew from Doha to Portugal, where they'll rebuild their school — and lives. They describe their escape from Kabul and future hopes.
What the Taliban really want from the world, in their own words
"We want to prove to everyone forever that we respect humanity," Taliban spokesman Muhammad Naeem Wardak told NPR in Doha, Qatar. He also said women "must have the right to education and to work."