EditorialClockwise from top left: the instrument panel of an Afghan air force Blackhawk helicopter, the fuselage of an MD 530 helicopter, a Cessna 208 and the door of a Blackhawk helicopter, all sabotaged by departing U.S. troops, at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
EditorialAdela Raz, who began to serve as the Afghan government’s ambassador to Washington just weeks before the Taliban took over, at the Afghan embassy in Washington, Dec. 1, 2021. (Michael A. McCoy/The New York Times)
EditorialAtiqullah Hassanzada, an ex-soldier who said he was captured, imprisoned and beaten last year by the Taliban, in Faizabad, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2021. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
EditorialHead of a Buddha or Bodhisattva, 5th?6th century, Afghanistan (probably Hadda), Clay with inset garnet eyes, H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); D. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Sculpture, This head gives a sense of the refinement of Afghan sculptu...
EditorialBuddha with Radiate Halo and Mandorla, 6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Brass, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Sculpture, This image was likely used for personal veneration. The Buddha wears a typical Gandharan-style r...