What Life in Afghanistan Looks Like Five Years After the U.S. Withdrawal

What Life in Afghanistan Looks Like Five Years After the U.S. Withdrawal

Five years ago, the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, officially bringing America’s longest war to an end. And in the years since, the country has largely disappeared from U.S. headlines. But the crisis there is far from over. Nearly half of Afghanistan’s population now needs humanitarian assistance, as a devastating mix of hunger, drought, mass displacement, and cuts to international aid pushes millions of people deeper into crisis. Women and …