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Ben Anderson Is Doing a Reddit AMA Today

At 11 AM today, Ben's going to be doing a Reddit AMA, where you can ask him anything about his new VICE documentary, 'This Is What Winning Looks Like,' which chronicles his time embedded in the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police, as they prepare to take over policing of the country. Full story

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This Is What Winning Looks Like

Filmmaker and author Ben Anderson went to Afghanistan in 2007 and stayed for six years. 'This Is What Winning Looks Like' is his disturbing documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces and the role of US Marines dur… Full story

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This Is What Winning Looks Like - Trailer

Filmmaker and author Ben Anderson went to Afghanistan in 2007 and stayed for six years. 'This Is What Winning Looks Like' is his disturbing new documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces and the role of US Marines… Full story

The VICE Podcast Show - Have We Won in Afghanistan?

This week on the podcast we speak with author and filmmaker Ben Anderson, who has just returned from Helmand, the most violent province in Afghanistan. With US forces withdrawing, most of the country is now controlled by the Afghan government and its security forces, which people… Full story

This Is What Winning Looks Like

My Afghanistan War Diary

I didn’t plan on spending six years covering the war in Afghanistan. But with each year, casualties and deaths rose as steadily as the local opium crop and I became obsessed with what I witnessed there—how different it was from the conflict’s portrayal in the media and in officia… Full story

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Steve McCurry Photographs the Human Condition

Steve McCurry's photo, 'Afghan Girl,' appeared on the cover of 'National Geographic' in 1985 during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and quickly became one of the most famous photos in the world. He has documented the human impact of wars across the world and collected numero… Full story

Al Qaeda Wants Africa

Are the French in Over Their Heads in Mali?

A soldier called our attention to a severed head facedown in the dust. “Is it Malian, do you think?” The gendarme kicked it over and studied the face. Dark blood dripped from its mouth. A fly crawled up its nose. “Nah, maybe Algerian or Nigerien." Full story

Fire in the Hole

The convoy stops, and the lieutenant lowers his binoculars and opens his door and points at four Afghan men standing on a ridge beside a red telephone tower. They look little more than dots against the horizon. Boulders lie strewn across the slope of the mountainside, and some ha… Full story

Taji's Mahal

Cheney Orr's Fleeting Youth

For this week's Mahal, I got to meet up and talk photography with Cheney Orr. When he is not traveling the Middle East, “hunting for light,” he can be found tramping around New York City, documenting its youth and culture. Take a look at some of his latest photos. 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