Sunday's Headlines: Taliban enters Kabul, putting Afghan government on brink of collapse August 15, 2021 Afghanistan's rapid deterioration leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors. (AP) Taliban enters Kabul, putting Afghan government on brink of collapse The militant group said it wanted to take the Afghan capital without violence as helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy and armored diplomatic vehicles were seen leaving the area around the compound. By Susannah George and Bryan Pietsch ● Read more » Afghanistan's rapid deterioration leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts By Liz Sly ● Read more » Biden administration scrambled as its Afghan withdrawal plan unraveled By Missy Ryan, Karen DeYoung, Dan Lamothe and Anne Gearan ● Read more » How the Taliban rebuilt and what it wants now By Derek Hawkins ● Read more » Giant clay soldiers charge into battle as national World War I memorial takes shape in D.C. By Michael E. Ruane ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Mask, vaccine mandates cause new divides as officials try to halt surge By Dan Diamond, Kim Mueller, Alex Baumhardt and April Capochino Myers ● Read more » The pandemic has harmed children's mental health. But therapy is hard to find. By Katherine Ellison ● Read more » More than 300 dead after 7.2-magnitude quake in Haiti, with more deaths expected By Widlore Mérancourt and Anthony Faiola ● Read more » Japanese taxpayers were shut out from Olympic venues. But they now can view the staggering bill. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Simon Denyer ● Read more » 'Outsider' Buttigieg plays inside game, positioning himself for the future By Sean Sullivan, Tyler Pager and Seung Min Kim ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Would you like to adopt Adam Sandler? He's small and scaly and available. By Annabel Aguiar ● Read more » Opinions Cuomo's resignation shows the world is changing — just not fast enough Perspective ● Opinion by Soraya Chemaly ● Read more » Highways destroyed Black neighborhoods like mine. Can we undo the damage now? Perspective ● Opinion by Amy Stelly ● Read more » Enforcing vaccine mandates is a new job for bouncers, not the police Perspective ● Opinion by Brandon del Pozo and Jennifer Wood ● Read more » Booster shots won't stop the delta variant. Here's the math to prove it. Perspective ● Opinion by Eleanor Murray and Ruby Barnard-Mayers ● Read more » A myth that lingers on: Casual contact with fentanyl causes overdoses Perspective ● Opinion by Peter Andrey Smith ● Read more » What the Park Police knew before they shot Bijan Ghaisar Opinion ● Opinion by the Editorial Board ● Read more » More News Mounting lawsuits and federal government challenge Fla., Texas governors' bans on mask mandates By Meryl Kornfield ● Read more » James C. Hormel, first openly gay U.S. ambassador, dies at 88 By Matt Schudel ● Read more » Unhappy star quarterbacks in the NFL have no easy exit strategy Perspective ● By Jerry Brewer ● Read more » Dodgers star Trevor Bauer, on leave amid assault probe, was subject of previous protection order EXCLUSIVE ● By Gus Garcia-Roberts and Molly Hensley-Clancy ● Read more » From hubris to humiliation: America's warrior class contends with the abject failure of its Afghanistan project By Greg Jaffe ● Read more » 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 » Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines | Privacy Policy | Help You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. ©2021 The Washington Post | 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 Related Keyword: Share
