Topping this list is Afghanistan’s former prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. At various times both an ally and enemy of the Taliban, Hekmatyar is a survivor in Afghanistan’s complex powerplays. Another to watch is former presidentHamid Karzai. A liberal and a nationalist he enjoys a strong ...
Taliban official says the group is in talks with the Afghan government after they entered the capital Kabul. The fundamentalist group wishes to restore Sharia to Afghanistan and those unable to leave the country will have to adapt to a way of life they have not seen in ...
Marine who served two tours in Afghanistan in 2001 and 2004. He has moved to China and become the international principal at a private school. For him, and for all soldiers, combat is a complex mix of emotions that define the experience of war and shape their attitude to conflict when ...
Mazari was killed in 1994, possibly by a Pashtun mujahideen group with whom they frequently fought. Died: 1994 Meena Women's rights activistBorn: 1957Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan Amid the social tumult of the 1970s, Meena (who is known only by her first name) left her university classes ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying
Marzia says her future is uncertain. Once medically cleared, her goal is to return to her family in Afghanistan and go to school. "I want to the Taliban open the schools for girls [so] the girls can go to school or university. That is my dream," Marzia said. ...
(2001) found that sexual abuse in childhood or adolescence results in a significant risk of suicide. Studies of PTSD show the same. A stark illustration of this comes from US war veterans. In recent years during which the US Army had a large, active presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, more...
aDemonstrators railing against U.S. participation in the war in Afghanistan initially gathered Saturday, along with protesters aligned with the national Occupy Wall Street movement, in Washington's Freedom Plaza. The latter effort started in New York more than three weeks ago, targeting the nation...
The Man Who Would Be King: Directed by John Huston. With Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey. In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set fo
Wagner is actually a group of entities that operate as a private military company, or PMC. These PMCs can be hired by governments for security or combat services. They aren't uncommon: The United States has used private military companiesduring the wars in Iraq and Afg...