The Report: Leaving Afghanistan: The End of an Era

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April 16, 2021

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TOPSHOT - A US Army serviceman sits at the tailgate of an helicopter carrying US Defence Secretary, after leaving the Resolute Support headquarters, in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017.  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit April 24, an American defence official confirmed, hours after his Afghan counterpart resigned over a deadly Taliban attack. Mattis, making his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, was due to meet top officials including President Ashraf Ghani less than two weeks after the US dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Islamic State hideouts in the country's east.  / AFP PHOTO / X90178 / JONATHAN ERNST        (Photo credit should read JONATHAN ERNST/AFP via Getty Images)

What will it be like for Afghanistan – and for the U.S. – after ending America's longest war?

The U.S. moves up one position overall but is seen as less politically stable in a report that also weighs racial equality, and commitments to social justice and climate goals.

A wave of angry demonstrations and vigils engulf the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.

Some countries are better at promoting women's representation in politics, suggesting social norms may create barriers.

Historic events can change a country's global brand – and may affect whether its citizens want to even vote.

By most measures, Black women have been hit hardest by job losses from the coronavirus pandemic.

People who are ill and unable to work long after a positive test for COVID-19 could help overhaul the delivery of disability benefits in the U.S.

U.S. News photo editors curate this month's most compelling images from at home and abroad.

On April 20, at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT), join U.S. News for a webinar conversation with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Learn how the Evergreen State achieved the No. 1 overall spot in the 2021 U.S. News Best States rankings and how it is innovating in its economy, infrastructure, environment and other areas.

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