Jackie Northam

The Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Afghan people? In the 90s, when last they ruled, it was a brutal, utterly ruthless regime that terrorized its people.

The Taliban made some big promises during its first press conference since capturing Afghanistan. They said they would protect a free media and women's rights, but within the framework of Islam law.

President Biden spoke on the fall of Kabul and the end of the decades-long project in Afghanistan that unraveled over the past few days.

Afghan officials told the Associated Press that President Ashraf Ghani left the country, and the Taliban said they will move further into Kabul.

On day when things are moving and changing very quickly in Afghanistan, we turn now to NPR correspondents Jackie Northam, Franco Ordonez and Greg Myre for the latest.

China and the Taliban are increasing their outreach to each other, as the insurgent group takes over much of Afghanistan.

The Taliban have made rapid gains on the battlefield across Afghanistan. The Afghan government and security forces seem unable to stem the Taliban's advances.

While Taliban militants retake control of large parts of Afghanistan, its leaders have been on a diplomatic blitz recently.

The last phase of an extradition hearing for senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou begins in Vancouver, Canada. The trial has become part of a broader geopolitical struggle between the U.S. and China.

The U.S. spent billions to support reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan over the past two decades. The results have been mixed. American experts are assessing some of the lessons learned.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has been arresting his political opponents who are disappearing into prisons. Two of their wives are appealing to the U.S. to help.

The U.S. and Germany have reached an agreement that will allow a controversial Russian natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, to be completed, without incurring American sanctions.

Journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban. The 38-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer had worked with Reuters for more than a decade.

The Department of Justice say Iranian intelligence officials were planning to lure an Iranian-American author, activist and journalist from New York to another country. An indictment came out Tuesday.

The U.S. has a checkered history in Haiti. It's worth a review as the Biden administration deals with a request from Haiti for U.S. troops following the president's assassination.

Haiti is requesting assistance from the US government to investigate the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and to restore order in the country.

The Biden administration announced measures to eliminate goods made by forced labor in China's Xinjiang region from supply chains used by U.S. companies.

The owners of the container ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal in March have reached a compensation deal with Egyptian authorities. Jammed for nearly a week, the blockage disrupted global shipping.

U.S. and EU officials reached a truce in a protracted dispute over Boeing and Airbus. They are putting aside their differences to counter an upcoming competitor in the airline industry: China.

The Israeli military targeted a new front in its fight against militants in the recent battle with Hamas: a vast underground tunnel network. But civilians paid a steep price.