With women hardly seen in the public sphere, residents say there is fear in the streets; but there is no sign of strict measures being re-introduced yet

Insurgent group's spokesman also claims it won't seek revenge against those who worked with former government, but many Afghans remain skeptical

Hundreds of panicked Afghans pulled themselves up through the C-17's half-open ramp, and 'the crew made the decision to go'

'The Islamic Emirate doesn't want women to be victims,' spokesperson says; no major reports of abuses or clashes after Kabul conquered, but UN official fears that may change

UN envoy says Kabul residents 'living in absolute fear,' reporting door-to-door searches, lootings; at airport, 640 passengers cram into US Air Force cargo plane

'The process could have been handled so differently,' senior officer says of State Department's costly delay in setting up ad hoc structure to withdraw US allies to safety

White House says there was no avoiding harrowing scenes that followed its withdrawal announcement, but critics argue US chose to give up, that it set tone for Afghan gov't collapse

Merkel says US-led operation achieved less than planned, lamenting that soldiers seemingly died in vain; candidate to replace her calls operation 'biggest debacle' in NATO history

Islamist militia capture array of modern military equipment, including combat aircrafts, during dizzying overrun of Afghan forces built and armed by US

Women’s national team co-founder tells teammates to flee their homes, escape from neighbors who know them as pioneering players, and try to erase their activist history