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Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over the next 2 years. Here's who will get the funds
Scripps News via AOL· 6 hours ago"And yet, around the world, women are seeing a tremendous upsurge in political violence and other...
A Taliban revenge killing prompts questions, removal of an acclaimed documentary
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoOn a winter day not long ago, an Afghan man — a 21-year-old who’d once dazzled U.S. Special Forces...
What it's like backpacking in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as an American
Newsweek· 4 days agoThe Taliban are a militant group that ruled Afghanistan in the late 1990s and early 2000s and...
Pakistan's Sufi festivals reclaim spirit after violence
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoRhythmic drums and spirited dancing are once again bringing life to the shrines of Pakistan's...
Afghan mine-clearer killed by Taliban after it sees him in Emmy-winning film
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoAccording to The Washington Post, “Bieber”, whose real name was withheld in an effort to protect his...
A Hidden History
New York Times· 7 days agoA Times investigation uncovered a brutal campaign enacted by U.S.-backed forces during the war in Afghanistan. General Abdul Raziq was one of America’s...
China pressures Afghanistan to stop attacks on its interests in Pakistan
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoBeijing effectively recognised the Taliban regime by accepting the diplomatic credentials of its...
Mines, unexploded ordnance a daily menace for Afghanistan's children
KPVI· 5 days agoDeminers from the British organisation Halo Trust cautiously unearthed then detonated it, the...
East Tennessee gyms host 'The Murph' workout challenge, in honor of fallen Navy Seal
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 1 day agoThe Murph workout pays homage to Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2005.
America’s Monster
New York Times· 7 days agoOver the loudspeakers at the local mosque, the Afghan police officers ordered everyone to gather: The commander was here. Dozens assembled in the mud...