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Robert Grenier: The VICE News Interview
VICE News interviews the former CIA official who designed America’s war in Afghanistan.
A Warlord, a Drug Smuggler, and a Killer: Meet the Men Poised to Rule Afghanistan
The vacuum left by America's departure from Afghanistan is going to be filled by criminals with whom the US has made uneasy alliances.
A Choice Between Warlords: Lebanon Can’t Elect a New President
The office of the president is largely ceremonial, but it plays a key role in stabilizing the government.
Warlords of Tripoli
With rule of law no longer in effect in Tripoli, warlords like Sunni commander Ziad Allouki are now the city's de facto rulers. VICE News hung out with him and his fighters for a week to discover why they're fighting, and if the country really is on...
Afghanistan's Warlords Cannot Silence Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya is an Afghan women's rights activist. As a result of her opposition to the Taliban and the US-sponsored regime in Afghanistan, Malalai has faced repeated attempts on her life. I talked with Malalai about the impending US withdrawal...
Swimming with Warlords
Nabi Gechi is a killer and a warlord, a militia commander in Afghanistan formerly paid by NATO who fights the Taliban and taxes the local population in exchange for the security he provides them. I visited him at his compound recently and went swimming...