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Uncovering the brutal career of a crucial American ally -- and the hidden truths of the war in Afghanistan. I first heard about Abdul Raziq in early 2009, when I [...]

In ''Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here,'' Jonathan Blitzer connects the dots between U.S. foreign policy in Central America and the migrant crisis. EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE: The [...]

Siddharth Kara's ''Cobalt Red'' takes a deep dive into the horrors of mining the valuable mineral -- and the many who benefit from others' suffering. COBALT RED: How the Blood [...]

The article focuses on the complex persona of Abdul Raziq, a powerful police commander in southern Afghanistan, known for his brutal tactics against the Taliban, his close alliance with the U.S. military, and his involvement in drug trafficking, prompting questions about the contradictions in American policy and his rise to prominence.

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android . Afghanistan's ministry of education sits on a chaotic thoroughfare in downtown [...]

To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.In November 2013, Nora von Achenbach, curator at the Museum of Arts and [...]

No one is sure what made a 17-year-old poetry-writing cop gun down three Marines. But somewhere in his story is the reason Obama's war strategy--and Afghanistan's future-is in question. August [...]

The article talks about the new Taliban government in Afghanistan stirred outrage when it allowed only boys to return to Grades seven and up; and it being at a risk of becoming a Pariah state. Also, mentions that according to several Taliban officials, by the end of the 2021 winter, a majority of the cabinet was in favor of reopening the schools, including military leaders. Highlights, Afghans are facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with half the population threatened by starvation.

THE ROAR OF THE CHOPPER'S ENGINES made it hard to hear. First Sgt. James Kelley signaled with his hands and yelled: 'Five minutes!' In the murky light of the Chinook's [...]

SHYLY, AT TIMES smiling with weak adolescent bravado, the two young men recounted to me how they were beaten and tortured. It was July, and we were sitting at a [...]

EARLY ONE MORNING IN JUNE, just a week after the New York Times reported claims by U.S. officials that Afghanistan was perched atop enough copper, gold, iron, lithium, and assorted [...]

In the article, the author discusses the events that followed after the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan in mid-2021. Also cited are the return to power of the Taliban following the collapse of the Afghan government, the author's meeting with Afghanistan acting minister of education Rangina Hamidi, and the actions of Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani before his departure from power.

For the last hour, the American gunship had been circling high above the city, carefully observing its target with night-¡vision sensors and waiting for clearance to strike. It was 2 [...]

The article discusses that the curator at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg, Germany, examined the catalog for an upcoming auction by the Paris-based dealer Boisgirard-Antonini. It mentions that the glossy pages offered a bevy of antiquities for sale bronze figurines, jewelry and a statue from ancient Egypt.

THE SURGE IN 1988 THERE WERE 350,000 CASES OF POLIO WORLDWIDE. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 223. BUT GETTING ALL THE WAY TO ZERO WILL MEAN SPENDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, PENETRATING [...]

Makers of War BY MATTHIEU AIKINS PHOTOGRAPHS BY MOISES SAMAN The arms manufacturers of Aleppo used to be ordinary mennetwork administrators, housepainters, professors. Then came the bloody Syrian crisis. Now [...]

The Doctor, the CIA, and the Blood of Bin Laden ⢠The killing of public enemy number one has become a legend, a political talking point, and this month a [...]

Byline: Matthieu Aikins The Taliban are accused of poisoning more than 1,000 Afghan schoolgirls. But did they? Examining the evidence. May 23 started out much like any other day at [...]

Byline: by Matthieu Aikins PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER BROWN JAMMING TRIPOLI To expose and intimidate dissidents, Gadhafi's spy network tracked every communication in and out of Libya. But the insurgents [...]

AFTER DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS, our truck, festooned with embossed metal decorations and hauling a navy-blue container of foodstuff marked WAN HAI, finally set off along the highway that skirts the [...]

The article discusses the wealth acquired by Afghan trucking firm owner Hikmatullah Shadman (Hikmat) as a U.S. military contractor. Topics include Hikmat's work as a translator for U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, bribery by contractors working for the U.S. base at Kandahar Airfield (KAF), and charges filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Hikmat.

The article discusses several gangs operating in Karachi, Pakistan. Topics discussed include raids launched by Rangers, Pakistan's paramilitary security force, into Kara­chi's slums, high-ranking politicians being accused by Uzair Baloch, former leader of gangs, for extortion and conspiracy to commit murder, and start of political campaigns in Karachi.

The article discusses the social conditions in Yemen amid its civil war and the presence of the militant group Al Qaeda. Topics include U.S. President Barack Obama's drone-based surveillance and assassination counterterrorism campaign against Al Qaeda in Somalia and Yemen, a land, sea, and air blockade imposed by a coalition of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia to keep Iranian weapons away from Houthi militia fighters in Yemen, and the economic and cultural ties between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

The article discusses the rise of Shiite militia in Iraq to combat against terrorist attacks by the militant group Islamic State (ISIS) who is attempting to take over the capital city of Baghdad. Topics include the collapse of the Iraqi army in the summer of 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama's skepticism regarding the U.S. providing support to Iraq due to it having become a militia state with its military operations being run by Iranian-backed commanders, and Iraq's highest Shiite religious authority Ayatollah Ali Sistani's call for Iraqis of any sect to fight against ISIS.

The article discusses the growth of the opium industry in Afghanistan amid the U.S.-led invasion and its fight against the Taliban as part of its War on Terror since 2000. Topics include the involvement of police and government in the opium industry which accounts for 15 percent of Afghanistan's economy, Afghanistan's production of roughly 90 percent of the world's opium supply in 2014, and the United States' alliances with opium traffickers in Afghanistan

The article discusses the effect of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troop withdrawals in Afghanistan on expatriates in the country. Topics include details on the massacre at La Taverna du Liban restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, statistics on the amount of money spent by the U.S. in the Afghanistan War, details on terrorist organization the Taliban's violence against foreign aid workers, and mention of U.S. President Barack Obama's role in the troop withdrawals. The article also discusses political conditions in Afghanistan.