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Dogmageddon

Sacrificing Virgins

Back in the day, if you wanted God to bless your crops and make them grow high to the heavens, you prayed for rain. If that didn't work, you built a temple or maybe slaughtered a goat. And if that didn't work, well, then you just hacked up the nearest female virgin. Full story

Pakistan's Election Went Off Without a Hitch... Sort Of

There was violence and incidents that would be terrifying in a European democracy, but when looking closer at the socio-political situation here in Pakistan, it becomes clear that just being able to transition governmental authority without military involvement is a victory. Full story

VICE Loves Magnum

Thomas Dworzak Takes Photos of Sad Marines and Taliban Poseurs

Thomas Dworzak's books often deal with war: 'M*A*S*H IRAQ' examined the daily lives of US Medevac teams in Iraq, and his latest, 'Kavkuz,' explored the impact of war on the Caucasus region. But oddly enough, in spite of shooting in some of the most hellish conditions imaginable, Full story

Facedown in Chitral

Where Pakistani Muslims Go to Secretly Party

The region of Kafiristan stretches across portions of what is today Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Kalash people spurn Islamic law by drinking, taking drugs, and partying. Full story

The Taliban Just Tried to Assassinate Me

There’s a certain amount of irony when you’re accused of being pro-Taliban, only to find half a kilo of explosives under your car, which have been put there by the Taliban. But that situation is something that Hamid Mir, Pakistan’s most well-known TV presenter, has had to deal wi… Full story

Karachi Kills VICE

A Scene Report from the Most Insane City in Pakistan

All signs point to a country that is ready to explode, and considering the reporting I’ve conducted here over the past seven years, it appears that Karachi may be the detonator. Full story

New Pictures From Afghanistan

Photos by Chris Cole

Seven years ago we ran a series of photographs by Jason Florio documenting life in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan just before the 2001 US-led invasion. Full story

Taliban Heroin

Roll Deep Can Get Rid Of It

We tracked down Roll Deep Crew’s Taliban Trim. Full story

Death Of Masoud

The One Man Who Could Destroy the Taliban Was Murdered Two Days Before the Tragedy

We featured a photo essay called "Life in Afghanistan" by English photographer Jason Florio (Vol. 8 No. 6 - The Photo Issue). Five images that could have just as easily been called "Hell on Earth," these pictures showed us what Afghanistan really is. Full story