Monday's Headlines: Afghanistan falls to the Taliban

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Taliban fighters took control of the presidential palace in Kabul. (AP) Afghanistan falls to the Taliban Chaos unfolded at Kabul's airport, where several people were reportedly killed after thousands of panicked Afghans and foreign nationals gathered in hope of leaving the country. By Rachel Pannett, Jennifer Hassan and Katerina Ang ●  Read more »   Defiant and defensive, Biden takes a cold-eyed approach By Anne Gearan and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ●  Read more »   International human rights organizations scramble to get local allies out of Afghanistan By Missy Ryan and Kareem Fahim ●  Read more »   A president who sought modern reforms is forced out by insurgents By Pamela Constable ●  Read more »   The Taliban have retaken control. Here's what that looked like the first time. By Kevin Sieff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Key people, groups and places in the Taliban's takeover By Hannah Knowles and Max Hauptman ●  Read more »     Opinions Listen to the voices of Afghan women Opinion by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon ●  Read more »   The Afghanistan disaster started with the withdrawal's most ardent critics Opinion by James Downie ●  Read more »   20 years of Afghanistan mistakes, but this preventable disaster is on Biden Opinion by Max Boot ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It's liberals who are the tough-minded realists about policy Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   Democracy across the world is in crisis. Biden's summit is needed. Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Anti-Asian hate is as bad as ever. Why has attention to it waned? Opinion by Arthur Tam ●  Read more »   Goodbye, Chocolate City Opinion by Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Like any woman over 60, Barbie has some life lessons to share Opinion by Kathleen Parker ●  Read more »     More News Death toll in Haiti's earthquake nears 1,300 as tropical storm threatens relief efforts By Ingrid Arnesen and Anthony Faiola ●  Read more »   Naomi Osaka to donate prize money from Cincinnati tournament to Haiti relief By Cindy Boren ●  Read more »   Massive quake leaves diaspora wondering: 'Why has so much pain come unto Haiti?' By María Luisa Paúl and Brittany Shammas ●  Read more »   Vaccine mandates gain steam even as opponents mount protests CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPMENTS | Access to these updates is free ●  By Kendra Nichols ●  Read more »   Texas Supreme Court sides with Gov. Greg Abbott, temporarily blocking mask mandates in two counties By Caroline Anders and Max Hauptman ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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