Time

Two Arguments for What to Do in Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers prepare for a patrol in the Tangi Valley, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.Adam Ferguson / VII Mentor for TIME Give It Time. Afghanistan is in better shape than you think. But only U ...
The Diplomat

A Reality Check on Afghanistan’s Isolation Under the Taliban

The two-day meeting of regional and national special envoys for Afghanistan convened by the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres in Doha ended on February 19 with consensus among the participants ...
The Diplomat

Cutting Aid to Afghanistan Is Collective Punishment. America Must Do Better.

The crisis unfolding in Afghanistan today is not just a repetition of history. It is an amplified version, with even fewer lifelines for an even larger group of suffering Afghans. The ongoing freeze ...
CNN

The Taliban says it wants people to visit Afghanistan. Here’s what it’s like

Ben Herskowitz stood on a hill overlooking the ancient archaeological landscape of Bamiyan, nestled among the high mountains of the Hindu Kush. In the distance, he could see white snow-capped ...
The New York Times

Ignoring Warnings, a Growing Band of Tourists Venture to Afghanistan

With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away. Yi-Pin Lin, a tourist from the United States, and his Afghan guide, Hijrat ...
The Washington Post

Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium

In 20 years of grinding war in Afghanistan, the United States dropped a multitude of weapons from the skies: Millions of tons of ordnance. Hellfire missiles launched from Predator drones. Even the ...