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This week in FP’s international news quiz: the fall of Afghanistan, double disaster in Haiti, and more anti-coronavirus measures.

For China and Russia, the country is a liability, not an asset.

A series of snags have kept planes stuck on Kabul’s tarmac.

The main lesson from the failed intervention in Afghanistan is about the dangers of self-delusion. Will anyone learn it?

The ruling Georgian Dream party is taking Tbilisi into Moscow’s orbit while eroding democratic institutions.

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The factors that led to the country’s collapse find many parallels in Latin America.

Small but defiant demonstrations have emerged in Kabul and other cities, even as thousands of Afghans have sought to flee.

As the Kabul situation worsens, the White House stares into the abyss.

There’s good news on international terrorism—and bad news on plenty else.

Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security, adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world’s most fragile regions, the top UN counter-terrorism official told the Security Council on Thursday. 

From Kabul to Kolkata, South Asian heirs of partition can draw inspiration from their history to chart a sustainable future.

Speaking outside the Security Council chamber on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres told journalists that he is gravely concerned about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the “unspeakable violence” against women and others in Tigray.  

Last year was the deadliest on record for Rohingya refugees journeying through the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a new report on Thursday, highlighting that some two-thirds of those attempting the perilous voyages were women and children – risking even further abuse by smugglers.

Along one part of the Turkish border, hundreds of new Afghan migrants show up every day.

The parallels are easy to list.

Why the special immigration system is broken.

With the withdrawal completed, Washington’s strategic shift can commence.

Blue helmets from Thailand working with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are not only doing their bit to repair and rehabilitate critical infrastructure but are also helping support the mission’s COVID-19 response and training local communities about growing their own food.

Democratic principles were largely irrelevant to the EU’s founding—but are at the center of the project today.