Afghanistan Falls

The Taliban has been laying out its plans for Afghanistan, promising not to impose the same level of religious restrictions and brutal punishment that characterized its rule of the country in the 1990s. Meanwhile, many Afghans are desperate to flee the country. How did Afghanistan fall so quickly? Elizabeth Threlkeld, who previously worked as a foreign service officer in Pakistan, is now the deputy director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)