The 30-second Web video has the edgy quality of a campaign-season attack ad, including ominous music, grainy photos and a closing demand: “It’s time for new leadership.” But the ... Read more
In your new book, “And the Mountains Echoed,” one of the main characters is an Afghan-born physician in America, like you. He is embarrassed that he’s sweating the details of his new home ... Read more
After Specialist Freddy Hook, a medic with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, killed himself in 2010, the trail of possible causes seemed long. He had used illegal drugs: Was it the demons ... Read more
After Specialist Freddy Hook, a medic with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, killed himself in 2010, the trail of possible causes seemed long. He had used illegal drugs: Was it the demons ... Read more
AT A CLASSIFIED COMMANDO BASE, Afghanistan — One day this month, a pair of Russian Mi-17 assault helicopters delivered two teams of Afghan commandos, their faces obscured by black masks, in a touch-and-go ... Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through an American military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least three soldiers in a volatile district of the Taliban heartland. ... Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan — The highest-ranking international military commander in Afghanistan has categorically denied any American or NATO responsibility for the deaths of at least 17 women and children after ... Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan — Even with their spring offensive under way, the Taliban seemed bent on showing their softer side on Monday. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the group calls ... Read more
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — The authorities in Afghanistan are seeking the arrest on murder and torture charges of a man they say is an American and part of a Special Forces unit operating in Wardak ... Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior American and Afghan officials held talks on Saturday to try to iron out the details of a pact that defines the future of America’s commitment to Afghanistan. ... Read more