Young child hoisted over wall amid chaos at Kabul airport

Explosions were heard as large numbers of Afghans crowded outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 17, as the US military worked to secure the complex.

Afghan refugees: Fort McCoy authorized, Wisconsin prepares

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin on Wednesday, Aug. 18 officially authorized the use of Fort McCoy to house Afghan refugees.

Afghan refugee in San Francisco feels terror over Taliban invasion

Humaira Ghilzai of San Francisco spent the morning "on the phone with Kabul," specifically with the director of a girl's school in Afghanistan to see how dire the situation is there because of the Taliban takeover.

Hundreds of Afghans pack US military plane to escape Taliban control

The U.S. Air Force posted a viral photo showing hundreds of Afghans packed into a C-17 desperately looking to flee the country after the Taliban’s takeover.

Taliban vows women's rights, security under Islamic rule of Afghanistan

The Taliban is seeking to convince the world that it has changed from the group that imposed a brutal rule on the country in the 1990s.

Female anchor interviews Taliban official on Afghan TV

Beheshta Arghand, a female host for the Afghan broadcaster Tolo News, interviewed a Taliban official on camera after the group’s takeover.

Taliban seizes Afghanistan: What happened and what could come next

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan weeks before the complete U.S. troop withdrawal. Here’s a look at what happened and what could happen next.

Arizona veteran, Afghan refugee speak out about Afghanistan's Taliban takeover

An Arizona veteran who served in Afghanistan and an Afghan refugee have strong reactions to the unfolding events as the Taliban takes over the country.

Female Afghan Air Force pilot describes disappointment at seeing 'evil' return to her homeland

Niloofar Rahmani escaped Afghanistan in 2015 after skyrocketing to fame as the country's first female Air Force pilot since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Now, she gets emotional thinking about the young girls left behind who’ve never known life under Taliban rule.

Man arrested after flag nearly burned, stolen from home of Tempe veteran

Adam Douglas last served in Afghanistan as a captain in 2019. He came back to his Tempe home for Memorial Day weekend, and his flag - gone.

Pentagon to resettle 22,000 Afghan refugees seeking asylum after Taliban takeover

Pentagon officials said they are preparing to temporarily house 22,000 Afghan refugees in Texas and Wisconsin after they fled their country amid Taliban control.

Two active-duty Fort Hood soldiers arrested in underage sex sting

The soldiers had traveled over two hours to meet the person believed to be a juvenile female, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.