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Locals gather near the site of a complex attack that killed at least 20 people and injured 50 more in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 28th, 2019. The target of the attack was the campaign headquarters of President Ashraf Ghani's vice presidential running mate, Amrullah Saleh.

Afghan Election Season Begins With a Deadly Attack and a U.N. Report That Civilian Casualties Are Down

As peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban proceed, the U.N. notes that more civilians have been killed by airstrikes than insurgent attacks this year.

Christopher Jones & Dan Xin Huang

Destroyed vehicles are seen in the final ISIS encampment on March 24th, 2019, in Baghouz, Syria.

News in Brief

As the U.S. Declares ISIS Defeated, Here’s a Look Back at When the Taliban Was ‘Defeated’ in 2001

Experts have already warned that the territorial defeat of the self-declared caliphate does not mean that the war is won. Afghanistan offers a warning of how ISIS could resurge.

Jack Herrera

Social Justice

Is the American Justice System Equipped to Deal With an Ex-ISIS Member?

Hoda Muthana, a 23-year-old American from Alabama who joined ISIS in 2015, wants to come home and face justice—is that possible?

Evanna Hu

U.S. Marine Brigadier General Roger Turner and Afghan officials salute during a handover ceremony at Leatherneck Camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on April 29th, 2017.

News in Brief

Taliban Fighters Attacked an Afghan Army Base Manned by Some U.S. Military Personnel Today

The attack is the largest on a U.S.-manned based in Afghanistan in years, and occurred as U.S. and Taliban representatives are negotiating a full U.S. troop withdrawal from the country.

Christopher Jones

Afghan children look at a U.S. soldier in the mountains of Nuristan Province on December 19th, 2009.

2018 Was the Deadliest Year for Afghan Civilians in Recent Record

On the heels of peace talks between the Taliban and U.S. government, a new U.N. report finds increased violence at the hands of ISIS.

Christopher Jones

A Syrian Democratic Forces armored vehicle drives through streets near the frontline on February 10th, 2019, in Bagouz, Syria, as part of the SDF's campaign to oust ISIS fighters from the last village in eastern Syria held by the extremist group.

Viewfinder: Syrian Democratic Forces Battle ISIS

The Syrian Democratic Forces are waging a campaign to expel ISIS from the last village the extremist group holds in Syria.

Pacific Standard Staff

An Iraqi protester waves fire bombs during a protest outside the regional government headquarters in Basra on September 5th, 2018.

Deadly Demonstrations Rock Basra as Protesters Decry Government Failures (in Photos)

Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.

Jack Herrera

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