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Inside the Fall of Kabul

A man wounded in an explosion near the airport on August. 26. Inside the Fall of Kabul. December 2021. During the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Kabul fell in a matter of hours, to the shock of the world. Most Western journalists fled the country, but Jim Huylebroeck decided to stay and document the collapse of Afghanistan after the 20-year war.

U.S. Military Withdrawal From Afghanistan

A U.S. Army Crew Chief aboard a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter over Kabul, Afghanistan on May 2, 2021. U.S. Military Withdrawal From Afghanistan. May 2021. Jim Huylebroek withstood beatings, intimidation and violence to document the disintegration of the U.S.-backed military in Afghanistan and the tumultuous formation of an emerging caliphate. Because of his work, The Times was able to produce a sweeping view of the Taliban’s victory and its aftermath.