Taliban insurgents took Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on 15 August, cementing the end of President Ashraf Ghani’s Western-backed government and leading to scenes of chaos at the city’s airport. Millions of vulnerable Afghan citizens and foreign nationals are now urgently in need of aid and resettlement.
In the days leading up to the fall of Kabul, the New Statesman analysed the consequences for Afghanistan and the world. As the fallout from the Taliban’s victory continues, further NS coverage will be collated on this page.
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