Saturday's Headlines: Taliban gains threaten slow-building U.S. effort to rescue Afghan allies

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Getty Images) Taliban gains threaten slow-building U.S. effort to rescue Afghan allies The collapse of security in Afghanistan has turned the push to evacuate people who assisted the United States into a humanitarian crisis, with tens of thousands still seeking refuge and potentially little time to move them. By Dan Lamothe, John Hudson and Missy Ryan ●  Read more »   Afghanistan spiraling rapidly toward humanitarian disaster as Taliban advances By Rachel Pannett, Susannah George and Ezzatullah Mehrdad ●  Read more »   As Taliban widens its grip, Afghans reckon with life under militant rule. It could be a harbinger of the country's future. By Alex Horton and Ezzatullah Mehrdad ●  Read more »   Masks in schools: Explaining the debate over face coverings in classrooms By Laura Meckler ●  Read more »   'This is real': Fear and hope in an Arkansas pediatric ICU By Ariana Eunjung Cha ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A Florida mother held her newborn one time. Ten days later, she died from covid-19. By María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   Family of D.C. officer who died by suicide after Jan. 6 riot sues alleged attacker By Peter Hermann and Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   In China, the dream of an American education loses some of its gleam By Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   In a pandemic, these pups have made all the difference By Jessica Wolfrom ●  Read more »   DeSantis is always eager for a Florida fight. But so is covid. Opinion ●  Opinion by Lizette Alvarez ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions China's cooked-up charges against two Canadians are utter thuggery Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   We once backed using the filibuster. Now it must be reformed. Opinion ●  Opinion by John Podesta and Wade Henderson ●  Read more »   We've always known this moment would come in Afghanistan Opinion ●  Opinion by Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   What does dominance mean to your dog? Perspective ●  Opinion by Clive D. L. Wynne ●  Read more »   The most dangerous Trump official you've never heard of needs to be heard from Opinion ●  Opinion by Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »     More News Unguarded nation: Afghan security forces, despite years of training, were dogged by incompetence and corruption By Craig Whitlock ●  Read more »   Bush administration hid truth on 2007 attack targeting Cheney amid fears it was losing war Book Excerpt ●  By Craig Whitlock ●  Read more »   Obama administration declared an end to combat in 2014, but U.S. troops kept fighting, dying Book Excerpt ●  By Craig Whitlock ●  Read more »   New study links wildfire smoke to increases in covid-19 cases, deaths By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   Ex-Philadelphia homicide detectives arrested, accused of lying in wrongful conviction By Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   Thousands of specially bred bees mysteriously went missing. The beekeeper wants answers. By Caroline Anders ●  Read more »   Report: Foreign, domestic groups contribute to heightened terrorist threat By Tom Hamburger and Ellen Nakashima ●  Read more »   School says it banned father who injured teacher after arguing about masks By Lateshia Beachum ●  Read more »   Florida toddler accidentally shoots and kills mother while she is on a Zoom work call, police say By Timothy Bella ●  Read more »   School system attorney says broomstick attack by football players charged with rape didn't constitute sexual assault By Dan Morse and Donna St. George ●  Read more »   Interview with the TikTok Guy Post Reports | Podcast ●  By Maggie Penman, Alexis Diao, Ted Muldoon, Reena Flores, Jordan-Marie Smith, Linah Mohammad, Rennie Svirnovskiy, Ariel Plotnick, Savannah Robinson and Emma Talkoff ●  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 Bold School for smart advice on how to get better with age, plus tried-and-true tips from our readers, every Monday and Friday for 12 weeks. Sign up »

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