In a four-episode podcast and a series of dispatches, Afghans forced into exile when the U.S.-backed government fell to the Taliban in August 2021 recount tales of migration and seek accountability for the collapse of the Afghan security forces. The product of a unique collaboration between The Intercept and New America, these stories illuminate the dark end of America’s longest war.
Former Zero Unit members are facing a reversal of fortune that is humiliating, infuriating, and utterly intractable.
Our leaders failed to give Afghan soldiers the food, tools, and respect they needed to defeat a brutal insurgency.
After a year in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, one family gets an unexpected chance to leave.
An Afghan refugee finds new purpose teaching fellow migrants Italian.
Afghans forced into exile after the Taliban took over last summer tell their stories in a conversation with The Intercept and New America.
As a desperate family tries to flee Afghanistan, a father disappears. His cousin sets off in search of answers.
The U.S. apparently had no plan in place to stop the Taliban from seizing Afghan Air Force planes and pilots if the republic collapsed.
Two Afghans try to flee Kabul after the Taliban takeover. Only one makes it out.
Over four episodes, three Afghan exiles describe their experiences and those of others who tried to leave when the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan a year ago.