Ashraf Ghani

US President Joe Biden is shown walking toward a podium with the seal of the US presidency and holding a folder.

WATCH LIVE: Biden to address chaotic Kabul evacuation amid criticism

Facing a torrent of criticism, President Joe Biden plans to speak Friday about the chaotic evacuation of Americans and allies from Afghanistan. Stream the address live here at 1 p.m. Eastern.

WATCH LIVE: Biden to address chaotic Kabul evacuation amid criticism
Soldiers are shown standing guard near a barbed-wire fence with a larger crowd of people shown standing and waiting.

Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government

Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government
Ismail Khan

Former warlord Ismail Khan led a militia against the Taliban. He spoke to The World days before Afghans lost the fight.

Former warlord Ismail Khan led a militia against the Taliban. He spoke to The World days before Afghans lost the fight.
Several members of the Taliban are shown atop a tan-color Humvee with a large weapon on top.

Chaos in Kabul as Taliban takes over Afghanistan

Chaos in Kabul as Taliban takes over Afghanistan
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stand together at the Capitol

US and Afghan presidents to meet in Washington amid troop withdrawal

US and Afghan presidents to meet in Washington amid troop withdrawal
Roya Rahmani in a dark blue outfit and white hijab sitting in front of the US and Afghan flags

Afghan amb to the US on the Taliban: ‘They are not interested in peace but power’

The Afghan ambassador to the US, Roya Rahmani, spoke to The World's host Marco Werman about the security situation in Afghanistan, and the government's handling of it.

Afghan amb to the US on the Taliban: ‘They are not interested in peace but power’
Three people are shown riding bicycles along a road carrying large bundles of harvested shrubs on the back of their bikes.

US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement

Frustrated by a stalled peace process and escalating violence, the US has presented an eight-page draft peace agreement to Afghanistan's warring sides for review.

US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement
An Afghan nurse observes newborn children who lost their mothers during an attack at a hospital, in Kabul, May 13, 2020.

Shocked Afghans ask why perpetrators targeted a maternity hospital and a funeral 

Twin attacks in Afghanistan on May 12 have left many in the country in shock and wondering when the bloodshed in their country will end.

Shocked Afghans ask why perpetrators targeted a maternity hospital and a funeral 
US Army soldier is show firing a howitzer weapon, the exhaust of which has made piles of rocks fly on opposite sides of the artillary.

Analysis: Why the US is to blame for its own defeat in Afghanistan

A deal with the Taliban is the best chance the US has of extracting itself from the morass in Afghanistan. But ensuring the country does not become a failed state yet again will require US support.

Analysis: Why the US is to blame for its own defeat in Afghanistan
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah casts his vote at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Front-runners each claim victory in Afghan election

Incumbent Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah both say they've won in the election. A similar situation occurred in 2014.

Front-runners each claim victory in Afghan election
Foreign troops with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission investigate at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 5, 2019.

Trump abruptly canceled Afghan peace talks. What comes next?

In the wake of Trump's abrupt cancellation of a possible troop drawdown in Afghanistan, one expert says violence from both sides is likely to increase.

Trump abruptly canceled Afghan peace talks. What comes next?
US troops are shown in the near ground with a helicopter flying in the background.

US committed to pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan

A senior US government official, speaking after six days of US peace talks with Afghan Taliban militants, said on Monday that Washington was committed to withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan to end more than 17 years of war.

US committed to pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan
Nargis Azizshahy is the owner of ICafe in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Some Afghans seek peace with the Taliban, but fear the return of 'male-dominant society'

After nearly two decades of war, prospects for peace talks have been gaining momentum in Afghanistan. This has created a sense of optimism and anxiety among some Afghans.

Some Afghans seek peace with the Taliban, but fear the return of 'male-dominant society'
Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital of Kabul

UPDATE: Afghan parliament rejects nation's 1st female supreme court nominee

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani nominated the first woman to be one of nine supreme court justices in the country. The parliament rejected her. But the Afghan president appears determined to more women in government positions.

UPDATE: Afghan parliament rejects nation's 1st female supreme court nominee
Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai speaks during his inauguration as president in Kabul on September 29, 2014.

Afghanistan's new president looks to break from recent history

Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani, says he's free of the corruption and violence that taint many Afghan politicians. And after quickly signing a long-delayed security pact with the US, he's looking for other ways to break with the country's recent past.

Afghanistan's new president looks to break from recent history