National These Afghan-Born Siblings Escaped War There Only To Return For The U.S. Military Two Navy veterans, Lyla Kohistany and her brother Bashir, see the end of the American war effort as bittersweet. Quil Lawrence
Business Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Is Killed In Afghanistan The 38-year-old journalist, who worked for the Reuters news agency, died in southern Afghanistan during a clash between Taliban militiamen and Afghan troops with whom he was embedded. Scott Neuman Amna Ijaz
Politics As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Biden Is Set To Explain What Happens Now President Biden will address the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, at a moment when the Taliban is gaining power and threatening the Afghan government. Scott Detrow
National A Navy Corpsman Receives A Purple Heart. He Didn't Think He Deserved It About 1.8 million people have received the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in combat. A recent recipient says many merit the award but feel their injuries were too minor to pursue it. Dustin Jones
Health A Crippling 3rd Wave Of COVID Adds To Afghanistan's Woes The beleaguered nation is seeing a surge. The lack of testing means it's difficult to know the extent. One doctor says his Facebook feed is 30% to 40% of notices about those who died of the virus. Diaa Hadid
Politics The U.S. Will Relocate Thousands of Afghan Citizens Who Worked With U.S. Troops Most of those who will be relocated are translators or interpreters and their families. "Those who helped us will not be left behind," President Biden said. Laurel Wamsley
National A Path To Peace: How A Former Navy Corpsman Honors His Fallen Friends On Memorial Day In Afghanistan, Ralph "AK" Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different. Dustin Jones
World State Department Orders Departure Of Nonessential Personnel From Kabul Embassy The order came Tuesday, amid concerns about heightened violence as U.S. and NATO troops depart Afghanistan. U.S. officials would not confirm the number of those leaving but insisted it would be small. Michele Kelemen Nishant Dahiya
World Opinion: U.S. Faces Hard Choices To Fight Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal Al-Qaida is degraded but not defeated. Analyst Colin Clarke assesses where the U.S. may be mapping out its future counterterrorism presence after withdrawing from Afghanistan. Colin P. Clarke
World Blinken Arrives In Afghanistan After Biden Announces Troop Withdrawal Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul on Thursday in a visit that comes on the heels of President Biden's announcement that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan. Scott Neuman
