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In May 2021, the US began pulling troops out of Afghanistan in an effort to bring an end to the nearly 20-year war. Here is Vox's coverage of the news and analysis on the events that followed.

An act of Congress could grant legal status to thousands of Afghan allies. What’s the holdup?

By Jen Kirby

Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war

By Bryan Walsh

Afghanistan’s staggering set of crises, explained

By Jen Kirby

How the US is failing refugees, in one chart

By Sigal Samuel

Deadly attacks on Afghan minorities show the Taliban isn’t keeping its promises

By Ellen Ioanes

US policy is fueling Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

By Ellen Ioanes

Why the US is paying more for the military after the Afghanistan war is over

By Jonathan Guyer

Why Biden is struggling to revive the US refugee program

By Nicole Narea

Why thousands of Afghans are still on US military bases

By Jen Kirby

Americans do not see all Afghan refugees as equal

By Nicole Narea

Inaction on climate change can worsen the crisis in Afghanistan

By Jariel Arvin

The fight to resettle Afghans in the US has just begun

By Nicole Narea

What the Taliban’s new government reveals about how they will rule

By Jen Kirby

The affordable housing shortage is hurting Afghan refugees

By Nicole Narea

The war on terror and the long death of liberal interventionism

By Zack Beauchamp
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How the US created a disaster in Afghanistan

By Rajaa Elidrissi

NATO allies are preparing for a future without America’s “forever wars”

By Jen Kirby

The helplessness of being an Afghanistan War vet

By Jackie Munn

ISIS-K, explained by an expert

By Jen Kirby

The long road to resettling Afghans in the US

By Nicole Narea

The 3 things experts are watching to evaluate the Taliban

By Gabby Birenbaum

Women’s rights have an uncertain future in Afghanistan

By Jen Kirby

The economic case for letting in as many refugees as possible

By Jerusalem Demsas

The Pentagon is calling on US airlines to help with Afghanistan evacuations

By Cameron Peters

The history of US intervention in Afghanistan, from the Cold War to 9/11

By Emily Stewart

Cable news is dominated by the same Afghanistan hawks who created this situation

By Aaron Rupar

The US needs to meet its moral obligation to Afghan refugees

By Li Zhou

Will the Taliban roll back two decades of public health progress in Afghanistan?

By Dylan Matthews

How Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are handling the Taliban

By Shirin Ghaffary

Why Biden was so set on withdrawing from Afghanistan

By Andrew Prokop

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What’s happening in Afghanistan?

By Vox Staff

Who are the Taliban now?

By Jen Kirby

Biden had a chance to save allies in Afghanistan. He wasted it.

By Nicole Narea

The rapid fall of Afghanistan to Taliban forces, explained

By Natasha Ishak

How are the Taliban gaining so fast in Afghanistan?

By Jen Kirby

The US steps up efforts to save Afghan allies as the Taliban continues an offensive

By Cameron Peters

What happens if the Taliban wins in Afghanistan?

By Jen Kirby

The US military is finally withdrawing from Afghanistan

By Cameron Peters

America’s forever war may be ending

By Alex Ward

The best case for withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan

By Alex Ward

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