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Notes from Afghanistan’s Most Dangerous Province
Ben Anderson went to Afghanistan's most violent province, Helmand, to see how things are going since the withdrawal of American and British infantry troops 18 months ago.
Phantom Troops, Taliban Fighting, and Wasted Money — It's Springtime in Afghanistan
The latest US audit of reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan show a troubling lack of oversight and cooperation, which is damaging security and jeopardizing the country's economic future.
The US Might Have Lost a Heap of Weapons in Afghanistan
Neither US officials nor their Afghan counterparts are really sure whether thousands of small arms can be accounted for.
Why Is Afghanistan Sending Aid to Gaza?
Afghanistan is sending $500,000 “in a show of sympathy to Gaza,” but is still reliant on foreign aid and suffering violent attacks itself.
Taliban Intensifies Attacks Ahead of Afghan Election
In what appeared to be coordinated attacks on Tuesday, gunmen and suicide bombers targeted an election office, a bank, and a sporting event.