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.
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Breaking Down the Complicated Peace Talks Between the U.S. and the Taliban
Negotiations between the two parties are a stark reminder of the challenges in getting an armed movement to embrace the end of violent conflict.
Field Notes: Treating Shrapnel Wounds in Southern Afghanistan
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: In 2015, after Taliban skirmishes in the town of Sangin, Kharim Ahmad, an Afghan civilian, receives treatment from shrapnel wounds and other injuries at an emergency hospital.
The Man Who Defied the Taliban by Growing Flowers
The homemade sign bore a simple message: “Plant trees not bombs,” written in red and black marker, in…
Seeking My Sister in an Afghan War Memorial
Eight years after my sister died in Kabul, I return to the temporary Artists Transforming Afghanistan exhibit in…
The Dreams That Haunt Afghans Around the World
A story from inside an attack in Kabul shows us how Afghans are forced to remember what Americans…
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A
A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force. It would do well to review the reasons why a major hydroelectric power plant sits unfinished.
We Need an Independent Investigation in Kunduz
The Doctors Without Borders report sheds terrifying light on last month's airstrike.
Give Me That Old-Time Religion
From ISIS to the Christian right, three new books explore the modern urge to go back to an original, uncorrupted version of faith.