Afghanistan

Abusive Afghan Husbands Want This Woman Dead

Maria Bashir's house has been bombed; her children threatened with murder. Meet the prosecutor risking everything for justice.

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| Tue Feb. 8, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Afghanistan's Burned Brides

A hospital tries to save women who've set themselves ablaze. And a prosecutor tries to get them justice.

Photographs by Elliott D. Woods

 | Tue Feb. 8, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?

How the power of myth keeps us mired in war.

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| Thu Jan. 20, 2011 4:48 PM PST

Obama's Drone Memo Dilemma

Will the White House make public its legal rationale for targeting US citizens for death?

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| Tue Jan. 11, 2011 4:00 AM PST

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The Urge to Surge

War is a drug and Washington’s on a 30-year high.

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| Wed Jan. 5, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Pakistan Drones' Success Rate: 2%

Those fabled remote-controlled defenders of freedom? Turns out they're not terribly effective in Afghanistan.

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| Mon Jan. 3, 2011 1:13 PM PST

Corn on Hardball, Maddow: Christmas Maneuvering, Obama's Afghan Dilemma
Fri Dec. 17, 2010 7:54 AM PST

Our Mounting Disaster in Afghanistan

A year ago Afghanistan couldn't be called anyone's Vietnam. Today, it's Obama's.

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| Fri Dec. 17, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Obama's Afghan Tightrope Walk

How can he sell Americans on more war and less war at the same time?

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| Thu Dec. 16, 2010 2:03 PM PST

Does WikiLeaks Help Gunrunners?

Anti-trafficking experts say Cablegate and the war diaries tell shady arms dealers how to foil US and NGO counterproliferation efforts.

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| Thu Dec. 16, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Catching Up With Holbrooke...Through Theatre

Two British stage directors attempt to teach 170 years of Afghan history in less than eight hours.

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| Tue Dec. 14, 2010 12:44 PM PST

Richard Holbrooke's Unfinished Business

What does the veteran diplomat's sudden death mean for the war in Afghanistan?

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| Tue Dec. 14, 2010 8:24 AM PST

Dick Holbrooke's Liberal Legacy

The larger-than-life diplomat made his share of enemies, but he did more to advance the Democratic cause than most foreign service officers ever could.

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| Mon Dec. 13, 2010 6:33 PM PST

Afghanistan's Ex-Spymaster Rips Karzai's Signature Policy

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| Fri Dec. 10, 2010 11:06 AM PST

What Wikileaks Tells Us About How Washington Runs Pakistan

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| Thu Dec. 9, 2010 3:10 PM PST

WikiLeaks: US Considered Prosecuting President Karzai's Brother

A State Department cable shows that US was poised to go after Ahmed Wali Karzai,

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| Fri Dec. 3, 2010 12:21 PM PST

Afghanistan Shocker: Corruption is Rampant

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| Thu Dec. 2, 2010 4:04 PM PST

Wikileaks: Can Karzai's Brother be Trusted?

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| Mon Nov. 29, 2010 1:40 PM PST

Hard Truths on Afghanistan

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| Sat Nov. 27, 2010 10:40 AM PST

How to Schedule a War

The incredible shrinking withdrawal date.

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| Tue Nov. 23, 2010 5:15 PM PST