August 2021
Afghan evacuation on ‘war footing’ as G7 meets on Taliban deadline
Countries conducting the evacuations are trying to meet an August 31 deadline agreed earlier with the Taliban for the withdrawal of foreign forces.
- Lincoln Feast and Robert Birsel
Lion of Panjshir’s name invoked in warning to Taliban
The brother of slain anti-Taliban warlord Ahmad Shah Massoud says the Taliban will face a civil uprising if their new government is not inclusive.
- Stephanie Findlay and Benjamin Parkin
- Opinion
- Fall of Kabul
‘Like a deer in the headlights’: the price of Biden’s Afghan strategy
The chaotic scenes in Kabul are unlikely to derail US President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, but they have worried allies and emboldened foes overseas.
- Edward Luce
Who are the Taliban 2.0?
The insurgent group has tried to assure Afghans they will be safe, but experts warn of a return to the brutal rule of the 1990s.
- Stephanie Findlay
Evacuation flights resume as Biden defends US withdrawal
Flights were suspended for much of Monday, when at least five people were killed, witnesses said, although it was unclear whether they had been shot or crushed in a stampede.
- Robert Birsel
July 2021
- Opinion
- ADF
Can we still make Afghanistan worthwhile?
Australians should use that flawed conflict as the basis for an honest appraisal of when we should fight in the future.
- Peter Leahy