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Beasts of a Nation: Rebuilding the Kabul Zoo in a Time of War

The Kabul Zoo is an oasis of green in a dusty city still lying in rubble. It’s also challenging the international community’s perception of what carrying on with life looks like in a war zone.

Ruchi Kumar

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Will Civilian Deaths in Yemen Force a Re-Set on U.S.-Saudi Relations?

A new report finds more than one-third of air raids on Yemen conducted by Saudi Arabia have destroyed…

Pacific Standard Staff

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American-Led Airstrikes Are Becoming More Deadly for Civilians in Syria

Do recent attacks in the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria signal a troubling new…

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

The Disappearing Soldier

The story of the Australian serviceman with PTSD who flew halfway around the world to die alone on the side of a mountain.

Kathryn Joyce

Social Justice

How a Soldier Haunted by War Plotted His Own Demise

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

Pacific Standard Staff

Economics

The Economics of War and Peace

A new report from the World Bank highlights the devastating economic consequences of civil war.

Dwyer Gunn

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Why Did the U.S. Spend Half a Billion Dollars on Mining in Afghanistan?

The special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction has labeled yet another project in danger of failing. This time its U.S. plans to develop the country’s oil, gas, and minerals industries.

Megan McCloskey