Leaving Afghanistan

After 20 years of war, in August 2021 the US and its allies ceded control of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

Over five episodes for Stories of Our Times, presenter Manveen Rana looks back at the country’s past and forward to its uncertain future.

Featuring veteran Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd, diplomatic correspondent Catherine Philp, former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, and a Nato interpreter being hunted by the Taliban in Kabul.

 
1: Our correspondent’s diaries from the 20-year war
26 July 2021
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2: Handing victory to the Taliban
27 July 2021
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3: The interpreter trying to flee Kabul
17 August 2021
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4: The deal that set the stage for a Taliban victory
23 August 2021
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5: Who are the ‘new’ Taliban?
26 August 2021
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Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd in Takhar province, Afghanistan, November 2000