Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough questions from a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on Wednesday about the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

In 2022, after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban regained power, Afghans reported an average life satisfaction of 1.28 on a scale from 0 to 10—or from the worst possible life ...

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...

For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States. By Hannah Beech In recent years, people in Myanmar have endured a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on June 2, 2025, to review a lawsuit filed against a defense contractor by Army veteran Winston Hencely, pictured here as a specialist in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30 ...

By ANTHONY ADRAGNA. 05/19/2023 04:30 AM EDT. ... Afghanistan. Sullivan, Blinken warn of ‘exceedingly dangerous moment’ in Afghanistan. By AUBREE ELIZA WEAVER. 08/29/2021 09:31 AM EDT.