mistakes Taliban enters Kabul, Afghan president flees, surrender negotiations underway Rob Beschizza

Oscar winners Watch the Oscan-winning short documentary "Learning To Skate In A War Zone (If You're A Girl)" Elías Villoro

religion In Kabul, store mannequins are hooded, masked, or beheaded David Pescovitz

DRONES Did US slice up al Qaeda leader with "flying Ginsu" drone? David Pescovitz

afghanistan Male journalists in Afghanistan cover their faces on TV in solidarity with women colleagues after new Taliban decree Carla Sinclair

NFTs AP reverses decision to sell a photo of refugees as an NFT Thom Dunn

Poll: 78% of Americans approve of Afghanistan withdrawal Rob Beschizza

afghanistan 60 killed in bombing outside Kabul airport; ISIS blamed for attack Rob Beschizza

dumb Listen to Sean Hannity weave in an absurd plug for My Pillow while talking about Americans stranded in Kabul David Pescovitz

taliban CNN's Clarissa Ward interviews Taliban in streets of Kabul Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Taliban 25 miles from Kabul Rob Beschizza

mistakes Afghanistan government falling to Taliban faster than expected Rob Beschizza

afghanistan Afghanistan: U.S. drone kills 30 farm workers sitting around a campfire after pine nut harvest Xeni Jardin

guillotine watch Blackwater founder to site mercenary training camps conveniently close to China's Uighur concentration camps Cory Doctorow

terrible names Afghan toddler was named "Donald Trump" for "good fortune," but name has brought family only bad fortune so far Carla Sinclair

lies Clock mysteriously photoshopped out of Tillerson photo Rob Beschizza

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

The 1960s New biography of musical genius who became tragic acid casualty Mark Frauenfelder