Zelinskiy the comedian shows our leaders how it’s done: with courage, empathy, improvisation
It is fitting that Ukraine is led by a Jewish comedian, says Irish comic Peter Flanagan
Afghanistan’s former president blames US for Taliban takeover
Ashraf Ghani says US ‘erased’ Afghans in years of peace talks with militants
Afghanistan’s looming famine: will the West help the Taliban?
Millions of Afghans unable to afford food as country faces ‘unprecedented’ economic collapse
Taliban keen to present cleaned-up image at Institute of Diplomacy
Spokesman utters words of tolerance and good governance but evidence contradicts him
Millions of Afghans endure hunger crisis as US warns of terror attacks
Intelligence agencies say Islamists in Afghanistan could attack US in six months
Growing reports of detentions and Taliban reprisals against former regime officials
Thousands of top-secret files and payroll lists acquired amid chaos of sudden collapse of Afghan government
Afghanistan unravelled: ‘Twenty years building a civilised society ends in the return of these brutes’
The US may be gone but the Afghans can’t withdraw from a Taliban victory that marks the end of hard-won democracy
Afghans’ flight from Taliban thwarted by airport chaos in Kabul
Blame game erupts in Washington as Biden insists ‘significant progress’ being made
Afghanistan: Several killed as dissent against Taliban takeover spreads
Protesters carry national flags as Taliban gunfire at Kabul airport adds to chaos there
Mistrust and mysterious surrenders: how Kabul fell to the Taliban
US tactical decision to abandon Bagram base without notice would reverberate long after
Boris Johnson sharply rebuked by MPs over Afghanistan pull-out
British prime minister says West could not continue mission after US decision to withdraw
Taliban victory sparks concerns al-Qaeda could regroup in Afghanistan
Intelligence officials fear Afghanistan could once more become a magnet for extremists
Swift Taliban takeover proves US and UK analysis badly wrong
Analysis: Joe Biden and Boris Johnson five weeks ago claimed Afghan government would not fall so easily
‘People are afraid’: Kabul deserted and women in tears as city falls to Taliban
Locals withdraw savings, stock up on food and hide at home as fear descends on city
The Irish Times view on Afghanistan: UN needs to intervene as terrible situation unfolds
No reprisals against those who worked for foreign armies or NGOs are promised – but few believe it
Taliban forces pour into Kabul as Afghan government collapses
President and vice-president flee country after Islamist fighters move to seize power
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani leaves Kabul for Tajikistan, official says
Afghan delegation to meet Taliban in Qatar after militant group enters Kabul
Fall of Afghanistan the fruits of years of US miscalculations
Taliban’s success was signalled by Pentagon but Joe Biden was long determined to withdraw
Irish citizens in Afghanistan urged to contact embassy in Abu Dhabi
Department of Foreign Affairs expresses alarm at ‘speed and scale’ of Taliban assault
Taliban seize Afghanistan’s second city as Nato allies meet
US and UK send troops to evacuate Kabul staff following capture of Kandahar
‘We will get around Kabul like an anaconda’: Taliban targets Afghan capital
Militant group’s sweeping gains stoke fears of humanitarian and international migrant crisis
Taliban extends rout of provincial capitals as Afghanistan replaces army chief
Militant group seizes control of country’s third biggest city and claims to have captured Kandahar
Taliban seize three more Afghan provincial capitals and target big cities
Insurgents press on as Joe Biden reaffirms US decision to pull troops from country
Taliban seizes ground across Afghanistan ahead of US troop withdrawal
US and UK warn citizens to leave as Islamist militants capture at least two provincial capitals
Taliban kill Afghan government spokesman and take provincial capital
Resurgent militant group delivers twin blows to Western-backed Kabul administration
Afghanistan after the US: the growing threat of a Taliban takeover
Succession of defeats on the battlefield leaves Afghan government fightings for its survival
Taliban on brink of taking key Afghan city as residents are told to flee
Officials confirm all but one district of Lashkar Gah under hardline Islamists’ control
Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, flights suspended
Herat residents fear Taliban in homes and workplaces as it masses outside city
Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace during Eid prayers
Attack interrupted outdoor gathering in compound attended by president
Taliban seize Afghan border crossing with Pakistan in major gain
Capture of key trading border the latest sign of militants’ advance as US forces withdraw
US poised to speed up visa process for Afghan citizens due to safety fears
House votes on Bill to assist people who helped US troops as Taliban influence grows
Biden meets Afghan president for talks ahead of US withdrawal
Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Washington comes at critical moment for the two countries
Afghan ethnic groups form own armies in response to militant attacks
As US and Nato forces withdraw from Afghanistan, militias are being formed across the country
UN Afghanistan envoy warns of Taliban offensive
US starts to withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops in Afghanistan after 20 years presence
Blinken flies to Kabul in show of support after troop withdrawal announced
US secretary of state tells Afghan president that partnership is ‘changing but enduring’
After two decades of fighting, the Taliban believe they have won the war
Afghan government deeply pessimistic as US faces decision day on full withdrawal of troops
Biden’s Afghanistan dilemma poses first big foreign policy challenge
America Letter: US due to withdraw its remaining troops from region on May 1st
Gunmen kill two female supreme court judges in Afghanistan
Taliban denies involvement but says it would continue to ‘eliminate’ key figures
Australian special forces accused of killing 39 Afghan civilians
Canberra apologises to Afghanistan government for alleged war crimes and pledges accountability
Long-awaited Afghan peace talks with Taliban begin
The negotiations will tackle issues such as permanent ceasefire, and the rights of women and minorities
Hopes for peace appear to be slipping away in Afghanistan
Attacks this week, including on maternity unit in Kabul, leave process hanging by thread
Ghani signs decree freeing 1,500 Taliban prisoners to kickstart talks
Afghanistan: Released Taliban must provide ‘written guarantee to not return to battlefield’
Taliban say parallel presidential ceremonies threaten peace talks
Militant group urges politicians to work for end to conflict ahead of intra-Afghan talks
Islamic State claims gun attack in Afghanistan in which 32 killed
Gunmen open fire at Kabul ceremony attended by political leader Abdullah Abdullah
Trump visits troops in Afghanistan and says Taliban considering ceasefire
On surprise visit to Kabul, US president says he has reopened talks with the Taliban
Afghanistan election: turnout may have been as low as 20% amid Taliban threats
Preliminary count suggests lowest participation since 2001, with accusations of fraud
Polls close in Afghan election amid pockets of violence
Results of first round in presidential ballot will not be released until mid-October
Taliban threat looms as Afghanistan votes for new president
Incumbent Ashraf Ghani is facing a major challenge from his former chief executive
Suicide bomb kills at least 20 people in Southern Afghanistan
Taliban claims responsibilty along with near-daily attacks since collapsed US peace talks
At least 48 killed in Afghanistan bombs on deadliest day since peace deal’s demise
Suicide bomber kills 26 in attack at rally for Afghan president claimed by Taliban
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bombing that killed 63
Attack on wedding comes as Taliban seeks to negotiate deal on US withdrawal
Afghan candidate made his will, then survived a car bomb
Former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh was target of attack on Sunday in which 30 died
Fighting in Afghanistan set to intensify as Taliban announces spring offensive
Insurgent group’s move comes in spite of progress in peace talks with US in Qatar
Afghan women speak out: don’t trade away our rights
Concerns that peace deal with the Taliban could leave women vulnerable to new wave of edicts
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