These Veterans Started Businesses Inspired by Their Deployments
Over two decades of war, American service members overseas looked across the…
Afghanistan Tries to Stamp Out Opium Again
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — For years, opium has been the monster too big…
Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia
WASHINGTON — President Biden has signed an order authorizing the military to…
Eid Under the Taliban Shows a Changed Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Thousands of Afghans had piled into buses and set…
‘I Lost Everything’: Pakistani Airstrikes Escalate Conflict on Afghan Border
MANDATAH VILLAGE, Afghanistan — It was nearly 3 a.m. in the mountainous…
Afghan Restaurateurs Provide Hope to Refugees Fleeing the Taliban
Hamasa Ebadi, 27, and her parents, Hamida, 58, and Atiq, 60, opened…
Taliban Outlaw Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced on Sunday that cultivating opium poppy…
Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
CHINARAK COAL MINE, Afghanistan — Choking on dust, Mir Abdul Hadi emerged…
Why the U.S. Was Wrong About Ukraine and the Afghan War
How badly the intelligence agencies got it wrong is subject to debate.…
