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What secret weapon did the US use to kill the al-Qaeda leader?

The absence of explosive traces at the scene where the al-Qaeda leader was killed suggests that the US may have used a Hellfire R9X missile in the August 1st airstrike.

Taliban bans female students from returning to high school.

The Taliban only allowed male students to return to high school, effectively depriving female students of educational opportunities.

The first commercial flight lands in Kabul.

The first international commercial flight since the Taliban seized power landed in Afghanistan on September 13.

Former Afghan president apologizes to the people for fleeing the capital Kabul.

Ashraf Ghani, who fled Kabul after the city fell under Taliban control, apologized to the people for the decision and said he had no other choice.

Taliban are about to reopen Kabul airport.

The Qatari ambassador to Afghanistan said the Taliban could soon reopen Kabul airport to receive aid, and a few domestic flights have already taken off from there.

Taliban reveal new government leader in Afghanistan.

Mullah Baradar, head of the Taliban's political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, according to three sources within the group.

Afghan women burn their jeans, accepting Taliban rule.

Some Afghans, feeling hopeless after the last American troops left the country, are struggling to accept the reality that the Taliban have returned.

Who will head the new government in Afghanistan?

Ahmadullah Muttaqi, a Taliban representative, said the group is preparing for the inauguration ceremony of the new government at the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul.

Did the US military leave Kabul airport open despite the dangers?

According to a leaked document, the US on August 26 left the Abbey Gate at Kabul airport open for the continued evacuation of British citizens, despite warnings of a “mass casualty event.”

Missiles rained down on Kabul repeatedly as the US was nearing the end of its evacuation.

Missiles continued to rain down on the Afghan capital on August 30 as the U.S. raced against time to complete its troop withdrawal and evacuation plan.

Another explosion in Kabul.

Another explosion occurred in Kabul, Afghanistan, days after the airport blast killed more than 150 people, according to TOLO News.

The US and its coalition allowed the Taliban to control three gateways to Kabul airport.

Today (August 29), the US and its coalition handed over control of three gates, including the entrance to the military zone, of Kabul International Airport (Afghanistan) to the Taliban.

The war in Afghanistan is over, but American soldiers are still falling in Kabul.

Rylee McCollum was just a baby when the U.S. sent troops to Afghanistan; now he is one of the last soldiers to die in America's longest war.

Pentagon: Suicide bomber carried out attack in Kabul.

The Pentagon said the explosion outside Kabul's international airport was carried out by a suicide bomber and there was no second explosion at a nearby hotel.

Many countries have ended the evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the bombing.

While the US and UK are rushing to evacuate their citizens and Afghans from Kabul before the August 31 deadline, some countries have already ended their evacuation efforts.

'Doomsday' at Kabul airport after double bombing

Even in a city as rife with violence as Kabul, the scene after the double explosion outside the airport, with people hoping to evacuate, was unimaginable.

President Biden vowed to hunt down and bring the Kabul airport attackers to justice.

On August 26, US President Joe Biden announced that the US would hunt down those responsible for the double bombing at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, and instructed the Pentagon to develop a counterattack plan.

Upon reopening, Afghan banks were in chaos, resembling an airport evacuating civilians.

Afghan citizens lined up in long queues to withdraw money as some banks in the capital Kabul reopened after days of closure.

The new face of Afghanistan's capital in the era of Taliban 2.0

People in Kabul are learning to adapt to an economy teetering on the brink of collapse as banks and government offices remain uncertain about when they will reopen.

CIA Director Secretly Meets with Taliban Leader in Kabul

CIA Director William Burns secretly met with a Taliban leader on August 23 in Kabul, according to the Washington Post.

Ukrainian evacuation plane hijacked in Kabul.

A Ukrainian plane arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, to evacuate people who had been taken over by an unknown group and were being forced to fly to Iran.

Taliban claims to have recaptured three districts in northern Afghanistan.

A Taliban spokesman said the group recaptured three districts in Baghlan province – Bano, Deh Saleh, and Pul e-Hesar – that had previously been under Afghan militia control.

The US deployed 33 C-17 aircraft to rescue 20.000 citizens stranded at Kabul airport.

Dozens of US military transport jets will land at Kabul International Airport while around 20.000 people remain there awaiting evacuation.

Gunfight at Kabul airport

The German military said a shootout broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces, and Afghan security forces at Kabul airport on August 23.

Taliban 'establish order' around Kabul airport.

According to witnesses, the Taliban "imposed some order" around the chaotic Kabul airport on August 22nd with guns and batons.

Afghan children are trapped in a hotel after being evacuated.

Refugee children from Afghanistan are being held in hotels for weeks at a time without adequate care.

The younger brother of the Afghan president has pledged allegiance to the Taliban.

The Taliban announced that Hashmat Ghani, the younger brother of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, has pledged allegiance to their forces.

China criticizes US military intervention in Afghanistan.

A representative from the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that Afghanistan is a prime example of how military intervention does not bring peace, a lesson the United States has never learned.

Taliban co-founder arrives in Kabul to negotiate the formation of a new government.

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on August 21st to negotiate the formation of a "new inclusive government" in Afghanistan.