Kabul
I fought with Canada. Now the government is leaving my family to be killed by the Taliban.
In their words, interpreters Hameed Khan and Ghulam Faizi discuss the harrowing battle to bring their families to safety following the fall of Kabul
The last trip out of Afghanistan: ‘There is no way back. Taliban are outside.’
They had close ties to Canada and were being hunted by the Taliban. Trapped in a dangerous, desperate crowd, the odds were against them.
A Canadian bottleneck in Kabul is endangering innocent lives
Paul Wells: People struggling to escape and those helping them are running up against procedural confusion layered on top of constant mortal danger
A suicide bombing hit Kabul. And then a phone rang in Ottawa.
Canadian Mohammad Yasir Mehrzad’s father and two uncles were killed, leaving his mother and sisters with no one but him. ‘The enemies of humanity did this.’
How badly has Canada failed Afghanistan?
The massive bombing in Kabul underscores how far the country has fallen as security has collapsed and foreign aid evaporated
Q&A: On ‘selfless’ Gurkha guards, after 14 were killed in Kabul
Former ambassador Chris Alexander on the devotion of Nepali Gurkha guards, after 14 are killed in Afghanistan
Why Hamid Karzai can’t be beaten
The staying power of Afghanistan’s unlikely leader
Afghanistan’s short road to chaos
Kabul’s intelligence war with Islamabad may result in absolute calamity
Final Canadian troops depart for Kabul
Tease the day: Soldiers bouyed by idealism as they train Afghan troops
From Peshawar to Kabul
The Afghan part of the journey used to be dangerous. Now that side is thriving—while Pakistan is not.
Canada strengthens the Afghan army to put down the insurgency
Soldiers armed with cultural training are teaching a new generation of Afghans how to protect their family
The Commons: Let’s be frank
‘There is no way to eliminate all risk, given the reality of Afghanistan’